b'NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 18, 2022BREAKBULK QUARTERLY 35(OBJECTIONScontinuedsignificant losses in the valueswatt hour in 2026. (CONFIDENTcontinuedmarketplace will throw at us, from page 33) ofoceanfrontandoceanAlltoooften,Egeafrom page 33) we feel confident about the BOEMsfailuretoprepareviewproperties,saidStern.added,whenenergypolicybeen the main reason to lowerfuture and the support of our anenvironmentalimpactOnce you get one part of theisconcerned,policymakersrates, not forgetting the cur- clients.statement before selecting fiveshorelinetainted,itbecomesandlawmakersignoretherent economic challenges andPerhapsthemostvis-winddevelopmentareas,thea waterfall effect that under- question of cost. uncertaintiesglobally.Theible belief in the future of the complaint,saideffectivelymines one of the largest rev- Thegovernmenthasquestion to be asked is howMPVmarketisthewilling-forecloses any opportunity forenue sources for the state. defendedtheLBIlawsuitmuchofanimpactitwillness to invest in ships. And the public to comment on siteAnother organization, thelargelyontechnicalgrounds,have long term?Hansenremarked,AALhas selection.Theturbinespro- Garden State Initiative, a non- contendingthatsinceBOEMBecauseof AALslineranewbuildingprogramof posed to be installed off LBI,partisanresearchgroup,hashas not approved a constructionshippingservice,asavail- 6multi-purposedrycargo saidBobStern,presidentofalso expressed concerns overand operations plan, the plain- abilityofslots(andwithshipsandthirdgeneration thecommunitygroupandathe aggressive pace of federaltiffschallengeispremature;long delays at container ter- heavy lift vessels, the Super formerenvironmentalengi- and state wind developmentsthattheplaintiffslackstand- minals) the ocean carrier wasB-class.Allsixvesselsare neer with the U.S. Departmentoffshore New Jersey on eco- ing because their alleged inju- already made an alternativeplannedfordeliveryduring ofEnergy,wouldbemuchnomicgrounds.NewJerseyries are anticipated rather thantocontainershipping.But2024andwillbecomepart biggerthanwhathasbeenconsumerspayelectricityimpending and immediate; andas Hansen said of the cross- of the existing fleet of AAL. used in Europe and Asia. Eachprices that are 16% above thethat the lawsuit does not chal- overfreight,breakbulkandThe super B class ships have turbine would stand 1000 feetnationalaverage,accordinglenge a final agency action asproject are the prime sectors,a crane capacity of 700 tons off the sea level. totheorganizationspresi- required by the AdministrativeAALhasalsobeenpar- and cargo capacity of 60,000 Theturbineswouldbedent, Regina Egea. Under theProcedure Act. ticipating in container ship- frt.Thedesignoftwolong installed as close as nine milesstates plan, she said, naturalThere is some precedentmentsoverthepast18-24length box-shaped holds with offshoreandrunoutto20gas and nuclear power, whichwhichsupportsthegovern- monthsbutnevertotheadjustablepontoonsandno miles. In Europe, said Stern,todaygenerates93%ofthementsposition,butifthepoint where we lost focus oncentreline bulkheads enables they are siting these kinds ofstates electricity at a cost ofcourtgoesinanotherdirec- or neglected to prioritize ourtheshipstoaccommodate a windfarmsatleast40milesapproximately $37 per mega- tion, the validity of six recentcorebusiness,beingproj- variety of commodities from offshore. So, this is, in our view,watt hour, will be reduced inBOEMleasesintheNewect, breakbulk and dry bulkdry bulk, heavy lift, and out-a rather extreme proposal. Thefavor of wind energy whichYork-New Jersey region couldcargoes.With that in mind,of-gaugecargotogeneral project would cover the entirewill cost $120.52 per mega- be in doubt.despitenewchallengesthebreak bulk cargo.length of Long Beach Island, according to Stern.The LBI groups concern, Sternnoted,started,frankly, with the visible impact. Beyond that, there are concerns about the North Atlantic right whale, which is critically endangered, and which migrates just off this lease area.Thegroupslegalargu-mentssurroundtheprocess BOEM pursued in designat-ing the lease areas. It started about12yearsagowitha task force whose charge wasCLOSERverylimited,saidStern. They were told not to look more than 20 miles out. They didnotinvitethepublicto theirmeetings.Becausethe process was not a good one, it resulted in a bad decision. Andnowwerehavingto deal with the repercussions. ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON STATEtoStern said his group pre- FASTERsented federal and state agen-cieswiththealternativeof placingtheturbinesinthe HudsonSoutharea,which starts30milesoutandgoes 57 miles offshore, an area now being leased by BOEM. Thatwouldnotonlyhave eliminated the visible impactsDIRECT CONNECTIONS TO MAINLINE RAIL & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYSontheshore,hesaid,andSMARTERitwouldhaveleftroomfor therightwhaletomigrate. Werejusttalkingaboutthe equitableuseofavailable locations.Thefederalgov-ernmentignoredthosesug-gestions,accordingtoStern, because it had a deal with the StateofNew YorktocreateSTORAGE OPTIONS & FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SPACEatransmissioncorridorfromBETTERHudson South to Long Island. Sternsgroupalsohas concernsabouttheeco-nomic impacts of the turbine installation. Studies from the UniversityofDelawareand NorthCarolinaStateUni-versity, he said, showed that 50% of LBI seasonal rentersON-DOCK RAIL & DUAL-SERVED BY BNSF & UPwouldnotreturnifvisible turbines marred the seascape, nor would 19% of day trip-pers to the island. p ropertyV alues CONTACT US AT [email protected] | PORTOFLONGVIEW.COMThestudiesalsoshow'