b'APRIL 5 - 18, 2021NORTHEAST PORTS15Port of Baltimores construction of second(SURGEcontinued from page 6) itisaconundrumforoceancarriers developcurriculaonsupplychains,trying to balance both revenue poten-50-foot berth significant calling card logistics,andmaritimeportopera- tial and boxes.They need exports to tions.Weretryingtogetyoungfill containers for the returna repo-On March 24 th Marylands Gov- struction equipmentwas up 10.9%. peopleexcitedattheirearlyages,sitioning of the boxes but to areas with ernorLarryHoganmadeavisittoThe Ports rolled paper businesssaid Rooney. Particularly in out hosthigh value export freight. The inher-the Port of Baltimore to see for him- alsogotaliftinFebruarywiththecommunities, which are largely disad- ent advantage that Boston has is the self the dredging work underway atarrival of the first ship under a con- vantaged, we want to show them thatregionalmarketsrobustdemandfor Helen Delich Bentley Port of Balti- tract signed last year with major inter- there are plenty of opportunities forhighvaluegoodsandtherelatively mores Seagirt Marine Terminal on anational paper producer Metsa Grouplong-term careers other than enlistingsmall geographical size of the consum-50-foot deep berth.of Finland and Logistec Corporation.in the military or working in retail. ing region means empties remain close While most port projects aroundFebruaryrolledpaper,with70,720Thereisonecaveat,however,to exit points. Finally, the location also the nation do not generally attract atons,wasup102.4%year-over-yearlurkinginthisportsuccessstory.favors less congestion and velocity to visit from a governor, there was goodfrom February 2020. The Metsa con- AccordingtoRooney,shippersareand from regional markets. reasonforGovernorHogantovisittractwillgeneratehundredsofjobscurrently both restocking and stock- ThePorthasbeenverysuccess-the site. For when it is complete, theand increase its footprint at the Port,pilinginventoryforjustincase. ful in improving efficiencies as gantry Port will have two 50-foot deep berthsutilizingwarehousingstructuresthatThe implication? Rooney explained:crane container moves per hour (gmph) availabletohandleultralargecon- havebeenunderusedorvacantforTheres not a lot of confidence thataverage 28 gmph and are rising while tainershipsvesselscarryingoveryears.MetsaisbringingmorethanCOVID is over and that there is nottruck turns are largely under 30 min-18,000TEUs.Dredgingisexpected370,000 tons of rolled paper to Mary- going to be another global shutdown. utes.(see chart on page 8) Remark-to be completed this spring and fourland, used to produce materials suchably,duringthepandemictheILA additionalNeo-Panamaxcraneswillascorrugatedcardboardboxesanddidnt suffer any loss of labor due to arrive this summer and will be opera- other e-commerce packaging.(BESTcontinued from page 13) the COVID-19 outbreak. tional later this year. The Port of Baltimore also gainedexportcontainersgenerallyweighSo, will the ocean carriers increase Potentially, these berths will put thenew business and expanded its busi- out as they are full of scrap or otherthe size of their ships and push the Port port in the mix from calls from any ofnessfromexistingcustomers.Theheavy low value commodities.over the 400,000 barrier? With the infra-the three major ocean carrier alliances.Ports recent volume includes 17 adThis disproportion of inbound tostructure and commercial moves Mass-And it isnt just the 50-foot berths. hocshipcallsfrommid-July2020outbound isnt unique to Bostontheport has made over the past decade, it is Theaddedcapacityfromthethrough mid-March 2021.West Coast has the same issue buthard to see it not happening.second-deep berth and the potential it holds for more big ship calls empha-sizes the need for the Howard StreetE B R A T I NTunnelprojectinBaltimore,whichE L Gwillexpandthe126-year-oldtunnelCtoaccommodatedouble-stackedrail carsmovingcargotoandfromthe Port. The tunnel project is also ben- 19 0-2020efitting from a public-private invest- 2ment between the federal government,OF EMaryland,CSXandothers.Pend- SERVICing completion of a public comment periodthroughMarch30andfinalSUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct approval,CSXwillcompletefinal engineering and permitting, with con-struction expected late this year Since our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:A second-deep berth at the Port,been providing our global customers a togetherwiththeexpansionofthepremier level of service through superiorOn-site Storage and Multi-modalHoward Street Tunnel, will increase busi- handling and performance, technologicalDistribution Servicesness, generate thousands of jobs in theadvancements, and a perpetual eyeCustomer Access to 24 hour Inventory Tracking Baltimore region and solidify the Porton customer satisfaction. Also, we offer one Standard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are available of Baltimore as a critical hub for com- of the most cost effective and reliable labor Specially engineered Lifting Gear merce up and down the East Coast,forces in the North Atlantic. Container Transloading from / to Rail or Trucksaid Governor Hogan. Adding, TheOn-site service provided by 2 Class I fact that the Port is already rebound- We have the ability to accommodate aRail Carriersing in a huge way from the economicvariety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk,Efcient Distribution to Two Thirds of the impacts of COVID-19 is a credit to itscontainer and forest products. Our United States and Canadian populations within workforce and the Ports reputation indistinction, is based on our ability to closely48 - 72 Hours theindustry.Havingasecond-deepcoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing berth here will lift our capacity andand Distribution Logistics. our potential to another level.Seagirt Marine Terminal, [which is operated by Ports America Chesapeake under a 50-year public-private partner-ship(P3)withtheMarylandDepart-ment of Transportation Maryland Port Administration(MDOTMPA)signed in 2010] is the Port of Baltimores main container facility and has been resilientFOR MORE INFORMATION during the pandemic. In fact, overall theCONTACT US AT:PortofBaltimoresnumbersthrough Februaryarestrong.TwocategoriesJH STEVEDORING, INC. achievedyear-over-yeargainscom- 2147 South Columbus Blvd. pared to pre-pandemic numbers in Feb- Philadelphia, PA 19148TEL: 215-218-3060ruary 2020, with containers up 2.8% andFAX: 215-218-3078general cargo up 6.2%. WEB: www.jhstevedoring.comWhencomparedtolowpoints last May and June due to COVID-19PENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. impacts,theFebruarynumbersfor2147 South Columbus Blvd. autos/light trucks were even more sig- Philadelphia, PA 19148nificant. The cars and light trucks cat- TEL: 215-218-3000egory saw 30,183 units in February,FAX: 215-218-3043an increase of 72.8% over a low pointWEB: www.pennwarehousing.comin May 2020. Containers, with 48,521 boxes, were up 2.3% against its low point in June, and the general cargo category,whichincludesallmain public terminal commoditiesautos/lighttrucks,containers,forestprod-ucts and roll on/roll off farm and con-'