b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comhasbuiltandsupervised270beenboomingforthelast8 newbuildings over the past 30or so years anyway. However, years. The design of our Superwhatcertainlyischangingis B-Classwasacollaborationthesizeandscopeofwind betweenAALsengineeringprojectsandcomponentsand andcommercialteamswork- we expect to see much larger ingalongsidesistercompany,on shore windmills as well as ColumbiaShipmanagementmuchmoresubstantialoff-(CSM)responsible for all ofshore projects soon.the Groups newbuilding proj-ects over the years in top yards around the world. It is a long(REVEALEDcontinued tradition within AAL to designfrom page 21)our own MPP tonnage (4 AAL- withtraditionalalliesand designed MPV classes so far)supportingtheinterestsof basedonourcustomerspro- thedomesticsteelindustry jected transport needs.anditslaborunions.The AJOT:Anotherenergylatter,notsurprisingly,have Computer rendering of the AAL Houston sectorthatseemslikelytohad nothing but praise for the boom over the next few yearsrecentagreements.Also,as (TALKScontinued fromtonnage and started as a breakwith for many years. TheseintheU.S.iswindpowernoted in statements from U.S. page 16) bulklineroperatorbetweenvessels, which we have clas- installations,especiallyoff- Trade Representative Kather-totravelrestrictions,AALAsia and Australia. AAL hassified as the Super B-Classshore wind powerwhich isine Tai, the Biden administra-was not able to send our ownoverthepasttenyearsspe- weredesignedtobethein its infancy in the U.S. andtion views the EU and Japan super cargoes (cargo super- cificallytargetedlargeMPPmost efficient and competentNorthAmericaasawhole.Section 232 tariff agreements intendents)totheshipstotonnagebetween25-33,000MPVs in the water. They willWhat impact will U.S. windasasteptowardachieving supervise cargo ops. Luckily,dwt and grown our fleet fromperfectly complement AALspower initiatives have on theother U.S. policy initiatives, we managed to source capa- 14to21ownedvesselsinfleet and service profile and,Project Cargo sector of theincludingthoserelatingto ble local contractors to workthe mega MPV class. Thesein their design, we harnessedbusiness? What are the pros- U.S. competition with China with us in many key load andvesselsareperfectforlongall of our engineering teamspectsforwindpowerproj- and global efforts to combat discharge regions.haultrades.Withtheheavyexpertiseinhandlingheavyects globally? climate change. AJOT: AAL runs a numberlift capacity of the fleet andlift,breakbulkanddrybulkSchoeller:AALworksConsideringthatthese of interconnected trade routesstrongcargointakecapabil- cargo since 1995 extensivelywithrenewableimportantU.S.allieshave [i.e., the Asia-Americas Tradeity, we offer project shippersAJOT:Thereisagreatenergy majors across the worldagreed to go along with these Route was used for the refin- reliable and competitive proj- deal of specialization requiredon short and long-term employ- schemes, it is perhaps forgiv-ery project move] how did theect transport solutions on allfor building heavy/lift break- ment projects. Wind is alreadyable that Biden, purely from business philosophy evolve tokeytradesthatareflexiblebulkvessels.Inorderingaa massive driver for the proj- a policy and political stand-developing trade routes linerenoughtoadjusttoindivid- newbuildinghowdoesAALectindustryandhasintermspoint, should have preserved systemforyourbreakbulk/ ualprojectneeds.Withourput together the design speci- ofcargovolumeshippedatanaspectofTrumpstrade projectoperations?Andhow6newbuildingsontheway,fication for the ships? How dosteadilygrowinglevelsforagenda.Butwhetherthese doesthatstyleofoperationalso32,000dwtheavylift- factors like shipyard capacity,many years. At the same time,agreementswillallowU.S. influence fleet deployment anders,weareagainfocusingprice, and lead times figure intothe wind sector may not deliverdomesticdemandforsteel the fleet portfolio? on the same vessel size andthe newbuilding equation? hugelyexponentialgrowthintobesatisfiedatreasonable Schoeller:Since 1995, AALlong-haul trades that our cus- Schoeller: AAL is part ofterms of cargo volumes over theprices in the current environ-has always focused on largertomers have been trusting usalargershippinggroupthatnext 5 years, as it has alreadyment is another matter.LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCThe solution to your cargo needs!516-488-8800 LibertyGL.com Rates: [email protected]: [email protected]'