b'14American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comJAXPORT facilitates the return of a historic, made-in-Florida World War II tug boatThe Jacksonville Port Authoritysengine was installed in Jacksonville. (JAXPORT) Talleyrand Marine TerminalDuringthewar,thetugisbelieved facilitatedthereturnofahistoric,to have been used as a multi-purpose made-in-Florida World War II tug boatvesseltoconductrescuemissions this week to the United States. andcarrysuppliesfromEnglandto Thetug,TigerST479,arrivedNormandy,France,followingthe atJAXPORTfromSwedenaboardhistoric invasion.theSpliethoffmulti-purposevesselDeLand Historic Trust President Snoekgracht.TheSpliethoffcrewDan Friend worked with JAXPORTs liftedthe140-tontugontotheSt.DirectorofProjectCargoRick Johns River using the cargo vesselsSchiappacassetoensurethetugs AALs Asia to Australia liner servicesonboardcranes.Towingservicessafe return to Florida. Private owners provider Cross State Towing guideddonated the vessel to the Trust, which provide solution forthe 86-foot-long, 30-foot-tall tug to aplans to use it as a national monument Queensland Brownfields project private dock in Jacksonville. inCentralFloridadedicatedtothe The body of the tug was built increwsandbuildersofU.S.Army AAL Shippings longstanding AsiaShipmentonecarriedheavylift1944nearDeLand,Florida,anditsharbor tugs.to Australia East & West Coast Linercomponents from China to Mackay, to Services successfully delivered a seriesfacilitate the on-site installation of new offiveprojectcargoshipmentsfromberthmodules.Thecargocomprised China to Eastern Australia for a majortemporary steelworks including walkways, brownfieldscoalprojectinMackay,platforms, huts and pilesthe latter Queensland.Harnessingseveralofbetween2mand53minlength. AALs19,000DWTS-classfleetofShipmentstwo,fourandfivefrom heavyliftvesselsandcommissionedChinatransportedcomponentsin bygloballogisticsproviderGeodissupport of preparatory works including Australia,theshipmentstransportedmodificationofexistingconcrete berth components of varying sizes fromcaisson berth foundations, disassembly Shanghai and discharged in Mackay. and removal of the existing berth and The brownfields project involvesshiploaderandon-siteinstallation, the disassembly and replacement of onetie-inandcommissioningofnew of the existing berth and shiploaders toberth modules. Shipment three, from improvecyclonicwaveimmunitytoChina to Henderson on the Australian terminal operations. The site is locatedWestCoast,comprised86frames within the lease boundaries of the Hayandwalkwaysandenabledtheoff-Point Coal Terminal, approximately 38sitefabricationofnewberthtopside kilometressouthofMackay,Centralmodules(decking,shiploaderrailThe 140-ton World War II tug boat, Tiger ST 479, arrived at JAXPORTs Talleyrand Marine Queensland. (SOLUTIONcontinued on page 17) Terminal where it was offloaded onto the St. Johns River and towed to a private dock.LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCThe solution to your cargo needs!516-488-8800 LibertyGL.com Rates: [email protected]: [email protected]'