b'APRIL 4 - 17, 2022N O R T H E A S TP O R T S 13South Jersey Ports post banner yearIn2021,theSouthJerseyPortsontheEastCoast.Cocoabeans (SJPC)postedabanneryearwithtotaled76,108tons,a36%increase anall-timerecord-breakingcargoverses2020totals.Exportsofrecy-volumeof4,636,097tons,a54%cledmetalsincreasedby10%and increase over 2020, breaking the pre- cement increased by 8%. vious record by 6%.The number of ship days was 960 Andy Saporito, Executive Direc- dayscomparedto549shipdaysin tor and CEO of the SJPC said at the2020, a 75% increase. Ship days is monthlymeetingoftheBoardofthe number of days a ship is loading Directors, Thats the best in the his- or unloading at its terminal explained toryoftheSouthJerseyPortsandKevinDuffy,AssistantExecutive wereexpecting2022tobeaveryDirector /Chief Operating Officer. strongyearthatmaytop2021.Brendan Dugan, Assistant Execu-Adding,Thismilestoneisatesta- tiveDirector/DirectorofBusiness ment to the skilled workers and part- Development, expects the cargo activ-ners who keep goods moving throughityatSouthJerseyPortstoremain the supply chain while our team seeksstrong for the foreseeable future due solutions to improve efficiency, attractto the national infrastructure plan and business and build for the future.TheNewJerseysleadershiproleinthe ongoingcollaborationwithSJPCs$109billionoffshorewindindustry. laborforceandindustrypartnersEEW Group, which is building a $300NY Harbor welcomes new pilot boat; liftedtheporttothisextraordinarymillionmanufacturingplantatthe record during the challenging time ofPaulsboro Marine Terminal to provideSandy Hook Pilots open a new era of the Covid-19 pandemic, themassivesteelmonopilesforthe The increases were from the SJPCsoffshore wind farms along the entiresafe navigationprincipal cargos such as steel, plywood,easternseaboard,willultimately recycled metals, cocoa beans, cement,require 150,000 tons of imported steelThis month, the Sandy Hook PilotsNew York and New Jersey harbor for and gypsum. annuallytomeettheircustomersAssociationwelcomeditsnewPilotnearly 50 years, made its last transit up SteelisSJPCsmaincargolinedemand.To build on this momentum,Station Boat NEW YORK, a convertedthe AmbroseChannelfromthePilot and it rebounded in a dramatic way.SJPC is conducting a study of the PortOilSpillResponseVessel(OSRV),Station on February 2. Steel imports posted 2,399,076 tons,of Salem, which is a smaller port justwhich, at 208 feet long, is the largest inOn February 3, the new P/B NEW a141%increaseover2020.Thedown river from Paulsboro that couldthe Sandy Hook Pilots fleet. YORKsailedtoitsnewhome,the majorityofthisincreaseoccurredbecome an important supply port forIn addition to welcoming its newSandy Hook Pilot base in Staten Island, atthePaulsboroMarineTermi- thelocaloffshorewindsupportser- one-of-a-kindP/BNEWYORK,theNY, situated alongside its predecessor, nalwhichmoved1,760,018tonsofvices industry. Sandy Hook Pilots retired its predeces- the old P/B NEW YORK, launching a steel slabs. Plywood import tonnageThechallengeistobuildthesor, also named NEW YORK with anew era of safety and efficiency for the increasedby98%totaling220,812infrastructure to grow the port whilehearty well done. A symbol of safetyNew York/New Jersey harbor. tonsdemonstratingtheCamdenter- operatingmoreefficientlytomeetand heroism, the now-retired P/B NEW(WELCOMEScontinued on minals as a premiere plywood portalcurrent demands, said Dugan. YORK, a familiar sight in the Port ofpage 18)'