b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(LEADINGcontinued from page 20) (BUILDcontinued from page 18)Doyle, which could involve position- wind energy by 2031 and 100 percent ing vehicles assembled in South Caro- clean energy by 2040.lina for rail transport to the Northeast.rsted will utilize the components BMWsproductionfacilityinSpar- built at this center to help construct tanburg, S.C., which opened in 1994,projects in its U.S. portfolio, includ-is the companys largest in the world,ing Skipjack Wind, and to serve the having built over five million vehiclesbroader U.S. offshore wind industry. since opening, including over 400,000Because of the work happening in 2021. today at Tradepoint Atlantic, Maryland ThenewBMWfacilityfollowsis on track to become the offshore wind on the establishment of VolkswagenscapitalofAmerica;itshappening 150-acre location at Tradepoint Atlan- through this partnership with rsted, tic,whichopenedin2018,becom- which is going to capture enough wind ingVWsprimaryportofentryforto power 300,000 homes, create 125 theU.S.EastCoast.Wecontinuegood-payingunionjobs,andbuilda to build volume on the import side,cleaner and greener world, said Mary-said Doyle, and we are also workingland Governor Wes Moore.with VW to develop a rail connectionWe are proud to partner with Gov-betweentheiroperationsinChatta- ernor Moore, Tradepoint Atlantic and nooga, Tennessee, and Baltimore. Riggs Distler to bring family-sustain-TradepointAtlanticsfutureing offshore wind jobs to the Baltimore expansion plans for ro/ro at the Portregion, said David Hardy Group EVP of Baltimore goes beyond the poten- andCEOAmericasatrsted.Our tialexpansionofrailconnectivitynew center at Tradepoint Atlantic will toChattanoogaforVolkswagenandenable us to advance the constructionlease areas, and we provide logisticalhard-workingMarylandersonajob SouthCarolinaforBMW.Wereof our offshore wind portfolio, deliveradvantages that no other facility canwithhealthcare,family-supporting workingwithacoupleofdifferentclean energy to millions of Americanoffer. Four years ago, we welcomedwages, and retirement securities. This carriersaswellasvehicleproces- homes and further position Marylandrstedasourfirstoffshorewindis an investment not only in our infra-sors, said Doyle, and we are lookingasalong-termoffshorewindenergytenant with the launch of Marylandsstructure but in the citizens of Mary-to expand our ro/ro footprint by any- hub. Our Shore-to-Shore supply chainfirstOffshoreWindStagingCenter.land as well; this is exactly the kind of where from another 30 to 50 acres.in the State demonstrates that offshoreToday, were embarking on the nexteconomic boost our state needs.If that expansion comes to fruition, itwind doesnt simply benefit one regionchapter and look forward to the con- rsted in 2022 signed the National couldincreaseTradepointAtlanticsof Marylandit benefits all of Mary- tinuedgrowthofthisnewcleanOffshore Wind Agreement with North ro/ro acreage to 200 in total and wouldland. By signing the historic POWERenergy industry at Tradepoint AtlanticAmericasBuildingTradesUnions, provide the capacity to handle aroundAct into law, Governor Moore has sentand within the State of Maryland.thelabororganizationrepresenting 100,000 additional vehicles per year.a clear message that Maryland is fullyAs a Maryland incorporated con- more than 3 million skilled craft pro-Tradepoint Atlantics ro/ro opera- committedtobuildingastrongandstruction company with over a centuryfessionals.Thepartnershipincludes tion in Sparrows Point is somethingequitablecleanenergyeconomyforof experience, we are proud to continue15 International Union Presidents and of a paradigm shift when it comes todecades to come. building the local supply chain neededtheir local affiliates and sets the bar the ro/ro business in North America.Investinginnewopportunitiestosupporttheoffshorewindindus- forworkingconditionsandequity, Thisisanindustrywherevehicleforeconomicdevelopment,sustain- try as general contractor for rsted,injects hundreds of millions of dollars processorsusuallycontroltherealable energy, and green jobs makes oursaidSteveZemaitatis,Jr.,Presidentin middle-class wages into the Ameri-estate, Kerry Doyle explained, butCountystronger,healthier,andmore& CEO of Riggs Distler. Backed bycan economy, creates apprenticeship wewantedtododirectdealswithequitable,saidBaltimoreCountyourstrongunionworkforce,wewillandcareeropportunitiesforcom-the OEMs and focus on having themExecutiveJohnnyOlszewski.Theemploy more than 125 skilled trades- munities most impacted by environ-plant their flag here for the long term.new AFC Assembly Facility is anothermen and women to construct advancedmental injustice, and ensures projects Itsbecauseweareabletoprovideexample of how our continued part- windturbinefoundationcomponentswill be built with the safest and best-the substantial land mass as well asnershipswithTradepointAtlanticand 20 professional staff positions attrained workers in America.the infrastructure that we have put inand rsted are fueling a remarkableTradepoint Atlantic. We look forwardThe $14 million Advanced Foun-place that we were able to secure longturnaroundforSparrowsPointandto continuing to work with rsted todationComponentCenterbrings termrelationshipswithVolkswagenmakingthisstoriedsiteanationalsupportacleanerenergyfutureforrstedstotalinvestmentsatTrade-and BMW. leaderforlogistics,manufacturing,generations to come. point Atlantic to nearly $30 million. ItsnowonderthatthePortofand clean energy for years to come. We are excited to put this newThe company committed $13.2 mil-Baltimore is enthusiastic about Trade- You cannot ask for a more stra- partnership into action to show Mary- lioninportupgradesatTradepoint pointAtlanticsro/rodevelopments.tegiclocationfortheoffshorewindlandandtheentirecountrywhatAtlanticaspartofMarylandsfirst Tradepoint Atlantics BMW vehicleindustrythanTradepointAtlantic,happenswhenbusiness,labor,andoffshore wind staging center.processing center, said Port DirectorsaidKerryDoyle,ManagingDirec- government work together, said Jer- rsteds other offshore wind supply William Doyle, is going to help thetorforTradepointAtlantic.OurmaineJones,BaltimoreDirectorforchain commitments in Maryland include: Port of Baltimore sustain our top ro/rogeographic position puts us squarelytheBaltimore/D.C.Building Trades.$70 million steel pre-fabrication agree-ranking for years to come. in the middle of the thirteen plannedThisprojectwillputhundredsofment with Crystal Steel Fabricators in Federalsburg,$20millionzero-emis-sionsoffshorewindoperationsand maintenance facility in west Ocean City, \x15\x15\x15\x15\x15 $10millioninSTEMeducationand \x15\x15\x15\x06\x15\x1f\x15 workforcegrantstoensuretheindus-trysimmenseopportunitiesareavail-\x06\x15\x15\x15 able equitably and sustainably.\x15\x1f\x15\x15\x06\x15\x15\x15\x15\x06\x06\x15\x1f\x1f\x15\x15\x1f\x15\x1f (COMMENTARYcontinued from \x15\x1f\x1f\x15\x15\x15\x1f\x15\x1f page 14)\x15\x15\x06\x06\x15\x15\x15 Northwest Seaport Alliance (Tacoma andSeattle)atnumber58with3.4 million TEUs and Oakland at number \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x1a\x19\x1d\x18\x17\x16\x15\x1e\x1d\x17\x14\x15\x1a\x1b\x1e\x13\x19\x12\x1b\x15\x17\x16\x1d\x18\x11\x15\x10\x19\x0f\x0e\x15\x12\x1d\x0c\x16\x1b\x0f\x1b\x15\x17\x0b\x0f\x1d\x1d\x0f\x19\x13\x1b\x15\x17\x18\x14\x15\x12\x1d\x1b\x1e\x12\x19\x17\x16\x15\x13\x1b\x0e\x19\x12\x16\x1b\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x15\x17\x0f\x15\x12\x1d\x0c\x1b\x0f\x19\x0f\x19\x13\x1b\x15\x0c\x1e\x19\x12\x1b\x1a 74with2.3millionTEUsarestill very important box ports.\x1b\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x15\x17\x16\x16\x15\x08\x19\x18\x14\x1a\x15\x1d\x1c\x15\x13\x1b\x0e\x19\x12\x16\x1b\x1a\x15\x17\x18\x14\x15\x17\x1e\x1b\x15\x0f\x0e\x1b\x15\x1c\x17\x13\x1d\x1e\x19\x0f\x1b\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x15\x12\x1d\x0c\x17\x18\x07\x15\x19\x18\x15\x0f\x0e\x1b\x15\x06\x1b\x10\x15\x05\x1b\x1e\x1a\x1b\x07\x15\x1b\x0f\x1e\x1d\x15\x17\x1e\x1b\x17\x04\x15\x1a\x1d\x15\x10\x0e\x1b\x0f\x0e\x1b\x1e\x15\x07\x1d\x0b\x15\x18\x1b\x1b\x14\x15 Perhaps one of the most interest-\x17\x15\x12\x17\x1e\x04\x15\x1d\x0f\x1d\x1e\x15\x0e\x1d\x1b\x15\x1d\x1e\x15\x17\x15\x0f\x1e\x17\x12\x0f\x1d\x1e\x03\x0f\x1e\x17\x19\x16\x1b\x1e\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x1b\x14\x15\x1d\x18\x15\x0f\x0e\x1b\x15\x1e\x1d\x17\x14\x04\x15\x10\x1b\x15\x12\x17\x18\x15\x0e\x1b\x16\x0c\x15\x07\x1d\x0b ing ports on the list is Montreal at #89 \x1b\x15\x1d\x02\x1b\x1e\x15\x01\x7f\x03\x0e\x1d\x0b\x1e\x15\x12\x1d\x1b\x1e\x12\x19\x17\x16\x15\x1e\x1d\x17\x14\x15\x1a\x1b\x1e\x13\x19\x12\x1b\x1a\x04\x15\x19\x18\x12\x16\x0b\x14\x19\x18\x11\x15\x0b\x0c\x15\x1a\x0f\x17\x1e\x0f\x1a\x04\x15\x1b\x12\x0e\x17\x18\x19\x12\x17\x16\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x1a\x04\x15\x17\x18\x14\x15\x1c\x0b\x1b\x16\x15\x14\x1b\x16\x19\x13\x1b\x1e\x07\x04\x15\x17\x16\x16\x15\x1d\x02\x1b\x1e\x1b\x14\x15 handling 1.7 million TEUs. The port \x01\x7f\x15\x1a\x1d\x15\x07\x1d\x0b\x15\x10\x1d\x18\x0f\x15\x1b\x15\x16\x1b\x1c\x0f\x15\x1a\x0f\x1e\x17\x18\x14\x1b\x14 on the St. Lawrence River is 460 miles \x18\x15\x15\x1d\x17\x14\x1e\x0b\x18\x18\x1b\x1e\x15\x1a\x0f\x17\x1e\x0f\x1b\x14\x15\x10\x19\x0f\x0e\x15\x1d\x18\x1b\x15\x0f\x1e\x0b\x12\x08\x15\x19\x0f\x0e\x15\x07\x1b\x17\x1e\x1a\x15\x1d\x1c\x15\x14\x1b\x14\x19\x12\x17\x0f\x1b\x14\x15\x1a\x1b\x1e\x13\x19\x12\x1b\x15\x17\x18\x14\x15\x0e\x17\x1e\x14\x15\x10\x1d\x1e\x08\x15\x10\x1b\x15\x11\x1e\x1b\x10\x15\x19\x18\x0f\x1d\x15\x1d\x13\x1b\x1e\x15\x15\x0f\x1e\x0b\x12\x08\x1a\x15 fromtheAtlanticandcontinuesto \x17\x18\x14\x15\x11\x1e\x1d\x10\x19\x18\x11\x15\x17\x15\x0f\x1e\x0b\x12\x08\x04\x15\x0f\x1e\x17\x19\x16\x1b\x1e\x04\x15\x0b\x1a\x15\x1e\x1b\x0c\x17\x19\x1e\x15\x1a\x0e\x1d\x0c\x15\x17\x18\x14\x15\x17\x15\x1c\x0b\x16\x16\x15\x0f\x1b\x17\x15\x1d\x1c\x15\x0f\x1e\x17\x19\x18\x1b\x14\x15\x0c\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x1a\x19\x1d\x18\x17\x16\x1a prove that when the location is good, \x0e\x1b\x15\x1e\x1b\x17\x1a\x1d\x18\x15\x0f\x0e\x17\x0f\x15\x10\x1b\x15\x12\x1d\x18\x0f\x19\x18\x0b\x1b\x15\x0f\x1d\x15\x11\x1e\x1d\x10\x15\x19\x1a\x15\x0f\x0e\x17\x0f\x15\x10\x1b\x15\x0c\x1e\x1d\x13\x19\x14\x1b\x15\x0b\x17\x16\x19\x0f\x07\x15\x1a\x1b\x1e\x13\x19\x12\x1b\x15\x1c\x1d\x1e\x15\x17\x15\x1e\x1b\x17\x1a\x1d\x18\x17\x16\x1b\x15\x0c\x1e\x19\x12\x1b\x15\x07\x1d\x0b\x15\x10\x19\x16\x16\x15\x1e\x1b\x17\x16\x19\x1b\x15\x0f\x0e\x19\x1a\x15\x17\x1a\x15 the business will find a way to the port.\x1a\x1d\x1d\x18\x15\x17\x1a\x15\x07\x1d\x0b\x15\x12\x17\x16\x16\x15\x0b\x1a Finalnote. Althoughmuchcare has been taken in putting together this list. In some cases, the lack of consis-tent or accurate reporting has resulted \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x1e\x19\x1e\x18\x17\x16\x19\x1e\x1a\x15\x1a\x1f\x1c\x14\x16\x1b\x1a\x19\x1d\x13\x18\x14\x12\x1c\x14\x1a \x02\x02\x02\x05\x01\x7f\x01\x01\x05\x7f \x11\x10\x0f\x0e\x0c\x11\x0b\x10\x11\x08\x08\x07\x11\x08\x06\x05\x04\x0b\x03\x1a in a port being dropped out that other-wise would have been included.'