b'OCTOBER 11- 24, 2021NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICSNEWSPAPER 11(CAPACITYcontinued fromthat is to be served by both CSX and page 10) Norfolk Southern. That facility, targeted INLAND PORTS 2021 U.S.DepartmentofTransportationfor completion within three years, is part grant, expansion is under way at SCof a $500 million-plus project that also Ports Inland Port Greer, the first phaseencompasses an inner harbor container-of which opened just off Interstate 85on-bargeoperationformovingboxes inUpstateSouthCarolinain2013,betweenWandoWelchTerminaland with BMW Manufacturing Co. as itsHugh K. Leatherman Terminal.launchcustomer.TheGreerfacilityAt the same time, with the con-extends the Port of Charlestons reachtinuingboominretailimports,SC 212 miles inland via Norfolk South- Ports is actively working with retail-ernrail,with94millionconsumerserstofindtransloadandwarehouse reachable within a one-day truck tripcapacity to expedite peak-season vol-from the inland terminal. umes. SC Ports operates a transload Meanwhile,SCPortsisdevelop- facilityatWandoWelchTerminal, ing the Navy Base Intermodal Facility,handling cargo for e-commerce busi-a cargo yard near Leatherman Terminalness of megaretailers.Port of Duluth-SuperiorGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence SeawayThrough June, all cargo shipped through the St. Lawrence SeawaySystemsees increase in construction2020 2021 change (+/-)materials over 2020 tonnage Total Transits* 1,222 1,326 +8.51%Asphalt, cement and clinkers surge over 2020 numbersTotal Cargo* 11,925,000 mt 12,923,000 mt +8.37%TheGreatLakesSeawayPart- throughfederal,state,andlocal* Combined U.S. and Canadian traffic(2020: Shipments from April 1 to June 30, 2020) nershipreportedthatAmericanandsources, said Gutheil.(2021: Shipments from March 22 to June 30, 2021)Canadian ports in the Great Lakes-St.The Port of Clevelands bulk ter- 2021 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway LawrenceSeawaySystemhandledminal, which handles iron ore and lime-over 108,000 tons of asphalt from thestone, has also experienced substantialKey Commodity Trackers*** opening of the St. Lawrence Seawaygrowth compared to last year. Cargo on March 22, 2021 through June 30,numbershavemorethandoubledat2020 2021 change (+/-)**2021, a 61 percent increase comparedthis facility, which can be attributed toGrain* 3,645,000 mt 3,456,000 mt -5.18%to shipments through June last year.strong demand in the steel sector, and Other commodities seeing an increasethelengtheningandupgradestoourIron Ore* 2,156,000 mt 2,462,000 mt +14.16%includecement,coke,scrapmetal,oretunnel. TheresultofthisprojectCoal* 669,000 mt 666,000 mt -0.43%general cargo and iron ore. now allows this terminal to mix differ-Weareseeingatrendintheent types of ore on demand upon deliv- Cement & Clinkers* 571,000 mt 780,000 mt +36.55%supply chain for shippers to put cargoery to the Cleveland Cliffs steel mill.Asphalt* 67,000 mt 108,000 mt +60.98%on the water to get closer to their last P ort oFt olEDo * Combined U.S. and Canadian traffic; ** Percentages rounded to nearest tenth miledestinations.Thatmakesthe*** All data is compared year-over-year (2020: Shipments from April 1 to June 30, 2020) Great Lakes Seaway System an attrac- At the Port of Toledo, year to date(2021: Shipments from March 22 to June 30, 2021)tive option for those who havent usedtonnage was up 25% over the same our waterway before, said Craig H.period in 2020 exceeding 3.7 million Middlebrook,Deputy Administrator,tons.Increasesinbulkcommodity GreatLakesSt.LawrenceSeawayhandling have led the way with iron DevelopmentCorporation.Inpar- oreshipmentsupnearly45%due ticular,shippersareincreasinglyprimarily to the Cleveland Cliffs hot interested in how to get project cargo,briquetted iron facility going into full breakbulk, and containers to the Greatproduction this year. Other bulk prod-Lakesregion.Inmanycases,theucts like salt, coal and petcoke were Seawayoffersaquicker,andmorealsoupduringthemonthofJune. reliableroutefrommanufacturertoWhenwethinkofexports,Toledo customer, said Middlebrook.isknownmainlyforexportingcorn and soybeans, said Joe Cappel, Vice P ort oFc lEvElanD PresidentofBusinessDevelopment,SAVE SAVEThePortofClevelandcontin- Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.TIME & MONEYues our year over year growth in ton- This year we are also exporting nagenumberswithastrongJune,otherproductstoEuropeandother said Dave Gutheil, Chief Commerciallocations like distillers dry grains and Officer, Port of Cleveland. Our gen- petcoke.Itisalwaysagreatoppor-eral cargo tonnage, which included atunity for carriers to have the ability mixofcontainerizedcargo,yachts,to discharge bulk or general cargo in importedsteel,andheavymachin- Toledo and also reload with grain orDIRECT ACCESSTRADING INBULK, BREAK BULK,SEAMLESS SUPPLY ery,grewbynearly55%comparedone of these other products that are inINTO ALL OF NORTHOVER 50 GLOBALLIQUID & CHAIN WITH A toourJune2020numbers,andhasdemand globally, said Cappel.AMERICA MARKETS SPECIAL CARGO CONNECTED NETWORKincreased by nearly 60% YTD com-pared to 2020. We will also soon beP ort oFD UlUth SIMPLE. initiating an infrastructure project thatMore than 2.3 million short tons of will rebuild and modernize two of ouriron ore transited the Port of Duluth- COMPETITIVE. mostuseddocks.This$20millionSuperior in June, the most in a single project will occur in stages over themonthsinceAugust2019andtheCONNECTED.next18monthswithfundssecured(INCREASEcontinued on page 13)EUROPE U.S. MID-WESTTO SPECIAL CARGOTOU.S. MID-WEST ICON/BADGE NORTH AFRICASHIP WITH US TODAYAerial view of the Port of Toledo'