b'APRIL 17 - MAY 14, 2023NORTHEAST PORTS 15AdvertisementMassportConley Terminal was congestion-free throughout the pandemic and remains congestion-free. Truckers access-ing the Port can complete 3-4 turns a day for their customers throughout New England, allowing truckers to have a great work-life balance and achieve efficiency and reliability for the warehouses they are servicing AJOTAs is often quoted in New England, the best ability is availability: What is the availability at the berth for longshore-men labor and how many start times are there for the ocean carriers? MassportConley Terminal enjoys a collaborative and cohe-sive working partnership with our local ILA partners. We have 7-day labor availability and 18 possible start times for our ocean carriersthe best on the East Coast. AJOTAlthough there has been significant media coverage of the $850 million Port of Boston multifaceted upgrade proj-ect, including the grand opening last fall, it is worth recapping some of the notable infrastructure milestones, such as the com-pletion of Berth 10 at Conley Terminal, and the deployment of new gantry cranes at the berth, as well as the completion of the dredging. Could you give a little background on the project? Massport The Conley Terminal Modernization Project has been essential in growing the footprint for New Englands only full-service container terminal, solidifying the Ports role as an economic engine for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England region. CONLEY CONTAINER TERMINALThe Port of Boston generates $8.2 billion in annual economic impact and supports more than 66,000 jobs. Conley Terminal enables more than 2,500 businesses throughout Massachusetts INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS and New England to ship and receive products globally, includ-ing furniture and home goods, footwear, clothing, office sup-plies, wine and spirits, recycled fibers, sporting goods, seafood SPUR NEW SERVICE OFFERINGS and more. Completed Infrastructure ProjectsIn a Q&A with AJOT, Massports Port Director, Joe Morris, The Butler Freight Corridor, a dedicated truck route to and Chief Administrative OfficerMaritime, Lauren Glea- keep container trucks off residential roadways and allow son, explain how the infrastructure enhancements to Con- trucks to access the highway system in minutesley Container Terminal have spurred new service offerings Two 50-foot-deep berths, to accommodate the new cranes at the Port of Boston. and larger ships Three new ship-to-shore cranes, commissioned in the AJOTThe Port of Boston has added several new ocean car- Fall of 2021, have already serviced vessels with published rier services since the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period. Whatcapacity of 14,500 TEUs. The new cranes are fully electric carriers are now calling at the port and how does the new rosterand produce no diesel emissions. of carrier services compare to the pre-pandemic service calls? The Boston Harbor Dredging project, a multi-year, multi-What is the coverage of these new service callsis there aphase partnership completed in June 2022 between the Southeast Asian component? Joe Morris, port director Lauren Gleason, chief administrativeCommonwealth of Massachusetts, Massport and the U.S. MassportConley Terminal added four new services callingat Massport officermaritime at Massport. Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the main ship channel Boston in 2022. The investments that took place over severalMassportConley Terminal is owned and operated by theand Reserved Channel to - 47 feet and the outer harbor to years were noticed by the international ocean carrier commu- MassachusettsPortAuthority(MASSPORT),whichallows-51 feet, and expand the Turning Basin for larger vesselsnity, increasing Bostons global direct connectivity to 26 portsthe Port of Boston to offer agility and efficiency without bot- Otherterminalimprovementsincludingnewrubber-throughoutChina,SoutheastAsia,theIndianSubcontinent,tlenecks.tire gantry cranes, expanded container storage, and new North Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and LatinQuick decision-making is important for our customers, and werefrigerated container storage. America.take pride in executing in this fashion. Importers and exporters Notably, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), the 10thknow they can pick up the phone anytime and access one of largest ocean shipping line, started calling Conley in May 2022our team members to address issues and quickly reach solutionsThe extraordinary investments and significant support from with the ZXB Service, connecting Yantian, China and Cai Mep,together. ourMassachusettsCongressionalDelegation,theCommon-Vietnam to Boston. The service provides New England com- The Port of Boston is a solution to maintaining schedule reli- wealth of Massachusetts, U.S. Department of Transportation, panies that have been diversifying their supply chains with aability on the East Coast as customers and carriers can benefitand the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allowed Massport to direct link to Vietnam, which is New Englands third-largestfrom 7-day berth & labor availability, 18 possible carrier startmodernize and expand Conley Terminal, making the Port more containerized trading partner behind China and India.times, zero berth and landside congestion, and chassis availabil- attractive to new business today and in the future. MediterraneanShippingCompany(MSC),Conleyslon- ity less than a mile from the terminal.During the modernization efforts we have focused on sustain-gest-standing ocean carrier partner which began calling in 1986We are New Englands number one choice, providing efficient,ability, resulting in several awards. and is the worlds largest ocean carrier, also expanded globalcost-effective solutions along with stability & reliability for ourThe new gate processing facilities will optimize operations coverage through the Port of Boston in 2022 with two new ser- New England shippers and ocean carrier partners.and storage capacity at the terminal.This project is expected to vices: SANTANA Service by which MSC connects Boston andConley Container Terminal was also named the Top Northeastbe completed by fall 2023.the U.S. East Coast with Vietnam, China, and South Korea andPort as part of Logistics Management Magazines 39th Annual the Turkey/Greece Express Service via which MSC connectsQuest for Quality Awards.AJOTAnother feature of the terminal upgrade is the New Boston with three ports in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Por- Gate System. How will the New Gate System and routing work, tugal.Boston is the first port of call in the United States on thisAJOTWhile it is still early in 2023, with the terminal up- compared to the old gate scheme? service, offering transit time advantage for importers accessinggrades in place, how were the January ship call numbers?MassportConstruction is underway on new in-gate and out-the Northeast market. Massport The Port of Bostons Conley Terminal celebrated agate facilities to improve truck flow and overall efficiency at Massport also added a COSCO Shipping and OOCL South- record-breaking January for the port with 20 vessel calls duringConley Terminal. east Asian Service. COSCO Shipping, Conley Terminals lon- the month. Even with 20 vessel calls in one-month, Conley Ter-gest-standing Asian carrier since 2002, and OOCL started theminal remained congestion-free both at the berth and landside. AWES Service, connecting Boston to China, Vietnam, Singa- Sustainability Awardspore, and India.AJOTConley Terminal has a reputation for being efficient Evergreen and the OCEAN Alliance continue operating ves-especially for trucks dropping off and picking up containers.1. The Environmental Business Council of New Englands sels on the NUE Service between North China and BostonWhat is the monthly truck-turn-times looking like for trucksJames D.P. Farrell Brownfields-Remediation Project of the through the Panama Canal. Since January 2022, Conley hasworking Conley Terminal?Year for Conley Terminals Soil Reclamation and Reuse regularly serviced 12,000 TEUs.MassportConley Terminal consistently operates with aver- ProgramAdditionally, MSC continued calling Boston weekly with a di- age truck-turn-times (dual transactions) at 30 minutes with min- 2.ConstructionManagementAssociationofAmericas rect connection between Boston and North Europe, rebrandingimal queuing outside the gate, allowing importers and exportersProject Achievement Award in the Environmental Categorythe North Europe service to the Boston Express and focusingaccess to their cargo quickly and truckers to perform multiple3.EngineeringNewsRecordstophonorsastheNew on a direct, expedited offering, servicing only Boston and Mon- moves same-day. England Project of the Year and Best project Excellence in treal in North America.We also offer a continuous supply of chassis via a private,Sustainability and Special Construction Weve been able to partner with the carriers to not only takethird-partyserviceprovider,ColumbiaIntermodal,whois4.TheUSDepartmentofEnergysBetterBuildings advantage of the new infrastructure improvements, but also ac- also the sole-provider of the Massport chassis pool at the PortInitiatives recognized Conley Terminal as a case study in cess a market of 15 million consumers through a reliable con- of Boston.Columbia Intermodal is located less than one milelighting upgrades throughout the terminal. tainer terminal operation.from Conley Terminal AJOTWell known port pundit John McCown, author of theAJOTA common concern cited about the supply chain is McCown Report on the top ten US container ports, said in acongestion: Ships forced to await at anchor, being unable to recent interview that the owner-operator model is the best forfind berth space; trucks unable to pick up or drop off containersFor more information visit: operating a port: What is Massports model for operations andand traffic jams on the approach roads to the terminal area.www.massport.comwhat are the advantages?Has Conley Terminal experienced any congestion issues on the terminal or landside?'