b'36American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(BOOMINGcontinued fromand April. Packed in 50 pound bags,better than 2021. ing facility on the Eastern seaboard.page 34) the beans go to four warehouses with offshore wind projects. Brendan Dugan,a total of 274,000 square feet. Thoseo therC ommerCialP rodUCts on a n eWt iogat erminalW arehoUseSJPCs assistant executive director andbeans are mostly processed in Penn- thed elaWare The Biden Administration awarded CCO, said Ocean Wind is in its firstsylvania and southern New Jersey. On Jan. 26, PhilaPort announced aPhilaPort $20.3 million to construct a phase, which is to place 100 towers offOtherbulkproductsgoingtohuge milestone at Philadelphias South- new100,000square-footwarehouse the coast of Atlantic City. Phase twothe SJPC are recycled materials forPortMarineTerminal:Ithadattainedat the Tioga Marine Terminal, as well calls for 200 towers. The corporation isexportanddifferenttypesofrawthe import of two million cars arrivingas safety and efficiency upgrades with based in Camden, NJ. materials, such as sand that is used tothroughPhiladelphia.Involvedwiththemodernizationoftheterminals Thetubularmonopilesegmentsmake concrete, and concrete per se.PhilaPort in the celebration were Glovismain gate.are shipped from Germany in piecesGypsum, which is used to make wallAmerica, Penn Auto, the InternationalThisispartoftheU.S.Depart-and then welded together in a circularboard is imported.Longshoremens Association (ILA) andmentofTransportation2022Infra-welding building at the Paulsboro, NJ,Dugan said COVID pandemic dis- Teamsters. structureforRebuildingAmerica marine terminal.ruptions made business difficult for hisA press release indicated that since(INFRA)grantprogram,whichwill Dugan describes the finished mono- terminals because the sale of steel coilsthe start of operations in 2010, Glovishelp the port meet a growing demand pile tubes as having a 30-foot diameter.to automotive plants dropped, whichAmerica has consistently grown theirand attract more business.Fitted together, three of these segments,hadadampeningeffectonoursteelvolumes via The Port of PhiladelphiaThe Port of Philadelphia is a criti-whichwhenweldedtogetherarethecoilimports.Furthermore,demand having reached a record of 221,022cal link in our nations supply chains. lengthofafootballfield,areinsertedforplywoodimportsdeclined.Hevehicles in 2022. Byincreasingcapacityattheport, vertically into the Atlantic Ocean floor.explains that plywood is used for rec- Itsbeenagoodpartnership,were allowing more commerce to flow Thesetalltubesareinwaterdeepreational vehicle construction as wellsaid Jeff Theobald, PhilaPort execu- through Philadelphia, getting goods to enough that they will never be in viewas the more-predictable residential andtivedirector,andCEO.Westartedfamiliesmoreefficientlyandsupport-as they support the wind turbine towers.commercial construction.with 88 acres and one VPC (vehicleing local jobs, said U.S. Senator Bob He adds, In 2021 Camdens importedprocessing center) and now we haveCasey. This is another example of how steelbusinesstookoffdramaticallytwo VPCs on 265 acres.Berth con- the Biden Administration is delivering and was 37% higher than 2020. Andstruction began in late 2022. on its promise to invest in our infrastruc-2021 hit an all-time volume high forIn 2019, PhilaPort completed theture and strengthen our economy.the South Jersey Port Corporation. InSouthPort Marine Terminal, which itTheprojectwasdevelopedina 2022ourbusinesswasfourpercenttabs the most advanced auto process- (BOOMINGcontinued on page 38)L E B R A T I NC E G1920-2020Brendan Dugan, SJPCs assistant executiveO Edirector & CCO F SERVICFurthermore,OceanWindhas gained national notoriety because sixSUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!dead whales have washed up on the NewJerseyshoreinrecentweeks. Initially,nationalnewsbroadcasts quotedsourceswhoindicatedthatSince our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:something about the nature of Oceanbeen providing our global customers a Wind was killing the whales.premier level of service through superiorOn-site Storage and Multi-modalButonJan.15,NBCNewshandling and performance, technologicalDistribution ServicesquotedMadisenYoung,anadmin- advancements, and a perpetual eye Customer Access to 24 hour Inventory TrackingistrativeassistantwiththeMarineon customer satisfaction. Also, we offer oneStandard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are availableMammal Stranding Center, who saidof the most cost effective and reliable laborSpecially engineered Lifting Gearone whales stomach was full of par- forces in the North Atlantic.Container Transloading from / to Rail or Trucktially digested fish and there was fecal matter in the intestines, indicating theWe have the ability to accommodate aOn-site service provided by 2 Class Iwhale had been actively feeding priorvariety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk,Rail Carriersto these injuries. NBC added, Othercontainer and forest products. OurEfficient Distribution to Two Thirds of the deadwhaleshavealsoturnedupindistinction, is based on our ability to closelyUnited States and Canadian populations within coastal areas of New Jersey and Newcoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing48 - 72 Hours York. Scientists say there has been anand Distribution Logistics. increaseinwhalesightingscloserto the coast over the past several years.Vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear are the largest known humanthreatstowhalesofallspe-cies,Youngsaid.Althoughthere hasbeenspeculationaboutwhether these whale deaths are linked to wind energy development, at this point noFOR MORE INFORMATION whale mortality has been attributed toCONTACT US AT:offshore wind activities. We will con-tinue to gather data and go where theJH STEVEDORING, INC. science leads us. 2147 South Columbus Blvd.On that topic, Dugan reiteratedPhiladelphia, PA 19148to AJOT: Lets see where the scienceTEL: 215-218-3060leads us. FAX: 215-218-3078Dugan said SJPC operates two ter- WEB: www.jhstevedoring.comminals in Camden, Broadway Terminal, whichmostlyhandlesforestproductsPENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 2147 South Columbus Blvd. and Balzano Marine Terminal, which isPhiladelphia, PA 19148mostly steel. There is some overlap inTEL: 215-218-3000cargo between the facilities. Key breakFAX: 215-218-3043bulk cargoes are steel coils, steel plates,WEB: www.pennwarehousing.comstructuralandsteelpipe.Thewood productsmostlyconsistofplywood from southeast Asia.An interesting breakbulk product isWestAfricancocoabeanswhich are seasonally discharged at Balzano, mostlyarrivingbetweenDecember'