b'6American Journal of Transportation ajot.comNortheast ports 2020:(SURGEcontinued fromthosewhoneededandthoseland-useandinfrastructure page 5) who had, said Rooney. Thatdevelopmentprojects,still cargo to get off the terminalhelped cargo flowing. guidesplanningactivities.A Chasing the wind and longer to get into ware- S moothS ailing three-yearstudyiscurrently houses, said Rooney. Boxesunderway with the U.S. Army Ports up and down the US East Coast are chasingare sitting on chassis in ware- NYNJhasnthadmoreCorpsofEngineersonthe the wind as offshore (and onshore) wind generat- houseparkinglotsandthethantwovesselssittingatfurtherdeepeningofship-ing projects gain momentum.truckers storage yards. anchor at any one time duringping channels so the port can ThePortAuthorityofthepandemic,accordingtoaccommodate larger vessels. George Lauriat, AJOTNewYorkandNewJersey,Rooney,aphenomenonsheThatstudywillprovide anditsstakeholdershaveattributes to the coordinationa decision point about where Northeast ports are posi- Virginia Offshore Wind pilottakenmeasurestoaddressfacilitated by the port author- additionalcapacityneedsto tioningthemselvestocapi- project. Notably, the first tur- theseissues,and,accordingityamongterminalopera- be established, said Rooney. talizeontheoffshorewindbines to be installed in fed- toRooney,theyarebeingtors, labor, chassis providers,PortJerseyinBayonne,the bonanzathatisbeckoningeral waters. handled better at NYNJ thanandothers.Bycontrast,atsouthernpeninsulaofPort fromMainetoMaryland.But this is only a fraction ofinsomeotherplaces.Wethe ports of Los Angeles andNewark, 100 acres of unde-While it isnt quite the Cali- what is in the pipeline. rsted,attributethistotheCouncilLongBeach,therewere24velopedlandinElizabeth, fornia gold rush of the 49ers,whose North American opera- on Port Performance, a pub- containervesselsreportedlyand60orsoacresatPort nonetheless it is a rush to gettions is jointly headquarteredlic-privatebodyconvenedtoatanchorawaitingberthinIvoryinStatenIslandare inearlyonamulti-billionin Boston, Massachusetts andaddress challenges faced by themid-March, with an averageamongthecandidatesfor dollarmarket.OnMarchProvidence,RhodeIsland,port community, said Rooney.wait time of over a week. expansion sites.29th,theSecretariesofthehas secured over 2,900 mega- We didnt have to put a newThegoodnewsfortheLater this year, the port Interior, Energy, Commerce,wattsofadditionalcapacityforumtogethertounderstandfuture is that the current cargoauthorityexpectstorelease and Transportation all met tothroughfiveprojectsinthehowweweregoingtodealvolumes will eventually levela contract bid document for announceacommitmenttoNortheast and Mid-Atlantic.with this activity. offasdemandforfurniture,the last of the planned major establish a target to deployrstedsfiveprojectOnceCOVIDhit,theappliances,andhomeofficeport roadway enhancements. 30gigawatts(30,000mega- undertaking is just the begin- council began meeting weekly,andgymequipmentreturnAtthesametime,said watts)ofoffshorewindbyning and building the port andsince dialed back to every othertonormal.TherewontbeRooney, terminal operators 2030, creating nearly 80,000manufacturinginfrastructureweek.Everysectorofthea new group of stay-at-homecontinuetobuildouttheir jobs, with much of that tallyto support the long term build- supplychainhasbeenwork- people, said Rooney. Every- equipmentcapabilitiesand coming on the East Coast. out of offshore wind power ising together to identify issues,one who was building homearemakingadditionalopti-Atthemoment,offshoreparamount. Ports like Davis- said Rooney. officesandclassrooms,whomization enhancements.wind power operations are inville Rhode Island and SouthThecouncilunderstood,were rebuilding their kitchens,Thereisalsotalkof theirinfancywithonlyoneJerseyPortCorporationforexample,thatonceretailor furnishing their new subur- increasingtheportwork-up and running operation and(SJPC) are already vested tostoresstartedclosing,cargoban homes have already madeforce and to replace an aging another pilot program project.the process of becoming hubswould start piling up and ware- their investments. laborpool. Tothatend,the TheDanishownedrstedfor offshore wind power. Buthousespacewouldrunlow.As the port resumes oper- portauthoritydevelopedan operates the Block Island WindmanyotherNortheastandSo we identified every squareatingwithexpectationsofinitiativewithhalfadozen Farm, Americas first offshoreMid-Atlanticportsarealsoinch of warehousing space andhealthy, but not overwhelming,regionalhighschoolsto windfarm,andalsocon- (CHASINGcontinued onopenstoragelandavailablecargo growth, the Port Master(SURGEcontinued on structed a two-turbine Coastalpage 11) andmademarriagesbetweenPlan,a30-yearroadmapforpage 15)Bulk. Breakbulk. And so much more.Fairless Hills, PA - Palm Beach - Port Canaveral - Port Everglades - Port Manatee - Wilmington, DEportcontractors.com 1-800-792-PORT'