b'12American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(RIPPLEcontinued from page 8) per year, a level of production that will beingseenonthehorizon.Therequire 150,000 tons of steel annually, terms of NJBPUs recent awards toaccording to EEW, the German com-AtlanticShoresandOffshoreWindpanydevelopingthefacility.Mono-require each project to build a newpile assembly for the Ocean Wind 1 facilityforassemblingnacelles project will begin in 2023, while the thehousingforthecomponentssix-building complex is scheduled to that convert mechanical energy intobe fully operational in 2024, employ-electrical energyat the wind port.ing 500 workers. AtlanticShoreshaspartneredwithMeanwhile,rsted,developerof MHIVestas,awindturbinecom- theOceanWindproject,isseeking pany headquartered in Tokyo, whilepermitstobuildanoperationsand Ocean Wind will collaborate with GEmaintenance facility in Atlantic City. Renewable Energy, to develop theseThecompanywantstobuildanin-manufacturing facilities.waterandmarinesupportfacility, Bothprojectsalsocommittedtoreplaceafailingbulkhead,install acquire monopilespart of the founda- moorings and floating docks, and pre-tionofoffshorewindinstallations pare the property to support cranes. from the manufacturing facility nowThese developments, taken together, being built at the Port of Paulsboro,all support New Jerseys bid to become NewJersey.WorkinPaulsboroisthe epicenter of a new industry, said ongoing to build a $250 million com- NJBPUsFiordaliso,aonce-in-a-plex that will turn out 100 monopilesgeneration opportunity.Barging the wind components via the Columbia River considerably reduced transportation costs.(FOSTERScontinued from page 11) exampleofitscommitmenttothe doing so.This notably allows themdevelopmentofIndigenouspeoples to avoid paying management costs forwithin Canada through partnerships another party to control your freight.that Pinnacle established in August a You dont want to be the burden ofjoint venture with the Acho Dene Koe your vendors. First Nation (ADKFN), whose tradi-In another contract, Pinnacle divertedtional territory spans three jurisdic-modular unitsmanufactured in west- tions:NorthwestTerritories,where ern Canada that would normally movemanyresideintheHamletofFort by road to water on the Great Lakes/ Liard,NorthernBritishColumbia Seaway. A road transportation opera- andtheSouth-eastern YukonTerri-tion through northern Ontario becametory. The name of the newly formed a barge solution, with the units movingentityisknownasAchoPinnacle from west to east, loaded onto barge atLogistics Ltd.Thunder Bay and finally discharged atRecognizedforitscontinuous the Port of Bcancour before deliverygrowthanddevelopmentacrossa by vessel to the Arctic. number of industries, ADK Holdings This past February, Pinnacle com- Ltd., the economic arm of ADKFN, pletedamajorwindenergytrans- boasts a growing portfolio of subsid-portationprojectforthedeliveryofiaries, partnerships and joint ventures Asia-sourced wind turbine components, with interests in oil and gas develop-including 43 towers, to Fort MacLeod,ment, construction, camps and cater-Alberta.Itinvolvedtransportingovering, drilling, energy transmission, real one thousand loads within a three-monthestate,craneservices,aviationand window which started in October 2020. now transportation logistics.The outbreak of COVID-19 causedWhilePinnacleand ADKlook production delays in Asia and signifi- forward to working together very soon cant disruption to the project sched- on their first project, the relationship uling. AndwhenthepartsbegantoPinnaclehascultivatedwithADK arrive at the Port of Vancouver, WA,represents more than just work. Pin-the pandemic had sparked labour con- nacle also believes it has a role to play flicts and additional scheduling delayswhen it comes to both inclusion and with other conflicts. Instead of tryingtrainingwithintheindigenouscom-to move the cargoes entirely overland,munities it partners with.PinnacletookthedecisiontobargeDiversification within our partner-towers and blades east on the Colum- ships and supplier base is paramount bia and Snake rivers into Idaho beforeto the work we do, commented Pin-trucking them north into Canada. naclesGordMcNeil,whoman-Thus,trimmingmorethan600agesbusinessdevelopment.Were milesoffthetripwiththebargingalsofocusedonskillsdevelopment solutionreportedlysavedPinnaclesand training within these communi-clients millions of dollars. ties. The aim is to inspire individu-A rcTicJ oinTv enTure alsthroughpracticalskillstraining withinthetransportationandlogis-Meanwhile,itwasasadirecttics space.'