b'14American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(GULFcontinued froming to strengthen our existing page 12) businessesinlogisticsser-Redwing, there is a terminalvices, trucking and FFW. On expansionunderwaywhichthe other hand, we are look-includes increased storage toingtoexpandourpresence 97 acres from 67 acres, berththroughtheacquisitionof expansion to 4,500 feet fromport terminals. Adding, We 3,200, an additional new gate,see great potential in the pur-and three new gantry cranes. chase of Manatee, a port with The port anticipates com- consistent growth in all types pletionof$78.3millioninof cargo and a strategic loca-capital improvement projectstion as the closest deep-water in2023.At$35.4million,porttothePanamaCanal. Hookers Point DevelopmentWithexcellentrailandroad isthelargestcomponentofconnections, cargo can reach the capital plan and includesimportanturbanareasina berth and road improvements. short time. Thenewterminalhas S ea p oRtM anatee , fl anopenareaof280,000 SeaPortManatee,whichsqm, 8,500 tonnes of storage hadarecordbreakingyearcapacity in silos.in2022,hasembarkedonaThe port is also engaged in Aerial view of SeaPort Manateestrategy to leverage the portsimprovingitsinfrastructure, location as a freight gatewayasReggieBellamy,chair- Inc., (a subsidiary of Logistecica.ThenewdirectlinerFY 2021. And it wasnt just to Florida with connection toman of the Manatee CountyCorp) added two new Kone- service of Oceanus Line pro- cargo,asPortPanamaCity Latin America and the PanamaPortAuthoritypointedout,cranesGottwaldGenerationvidesanefficientall-wateralso set a revenue record of Canal.InFebruarytheportWorking closely with indus- 6 mobile harbor cranes. Thelink between key seaports of$19.04millioninFY2022, inked a deal with Chile-basedtrypartnersinsustainingeco-efficientcranesarrivedMexicoandColombiaanda 9% increase over FY 2021. AgenciasUniversalesS.A.recordlevelsofcommerce,at SeaPort Manatee on AprilSeaPort Manatee on the Flor- PortPanamaCity,like (Agunsa) to operate a termi- SeaPortManateecontinues22,2022,viatrans-Atlanticida Gulf Coast and Port Free- other Florida ports, benefited nal through a new subsidiaryto enhance its infrastructure,vessel voyage from Germany.port on the Texas Gulf Coast,fromaclearterminalanda calledAgunsaManateeTer- includingthroughongoingEach of the cranes is capableutilizing the 1,740 TEU con- shiftinfreightasshippers minal (AMT). In press reports,expansionofdocksidecon- ofliftingloadsofasmanytainership X-Press Cotopaxi. triedtododgesupplychain MaximilianoUrenda,Chieftaineryardfacilities,whileas125metrictons,andthedisruptions occurring in other DevelopmentOfficerGrupoofferingmorethan5,000two units combine to offer ap oRtp anaMaC ity , fl partsofthecountrynota-Empresas Navieras (Agunsa)acresofon-andnear-porttandem lift capability of morePortPanamaCitysetblytheWestCoast.Alex said of the acquisition, Ourproperties for future develop- than200metrictonstheanall-timerecordhighofKing, executive director, Port strategyintheUnitedStatesment. Among the improve- most at any Florida seaport.2.03milliontonsofcargoPanamaCitynotedinhis is to drive growth both organi- mentsmadeduring2022,In March, SeaPort Man- afourpercentyear-over- review of the results, While callyandinorganically.OnSeaPortManateeandtermi- ateeaddedamuchneededyeargrowth,eclipsingthe(GULFcontinued on theonehand,wearelook- naloperatorLogistecUSAliner service to Central Amer- 1.95 million tons handled inpage 16)'