b'38American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(MOVINGcontinued fromthat the offshore projects will(BOLSTERScontinuedtionfromcleanenergy,issaid Harris. Were focused page 14) cause environmental and eco- from page 36) working with electric compa- onbeingthemostmodern strikes or entanglements withnomic damage. componentsinceasinglenies to ensure that their powergatewayin America.Were fishingequipment,accord- traincancarrythecargoofcomesfromsourcessuchgoing to be a leader on the ingtoareportreleasedbyo therp rojeCts atr isk ? hundreds of trucks. Theresaswind,solar,andnuclear.EastCoastandprobablyin RowanUniversity,apublicWhiledenyingtheNewareductionincarbonemis- Harrisgivestheexample ofthe nation on this issue.researchinstitutionlocatedJersey project is in jeopardy,sions, and theres a reductionVirginiaInlandPort,which inGlassboro,N.J.OntheNipperdidnotruleouttheinwearandtearonroads,pulls all of its power from aa fterwordothersideoftheargument,possibility that the companynotedHarris.AndthatfitssolarfarmadministeredbyRich Ceci will be speak-theSavetheRightWhalescould walk away from otherright in with the ports goal oftheRappahannockElectricingattheContainerTermi-Coalition,releasedastudyprojects,absentgovernmentbecomingcarbonneutralbyCooperative. nalAutomationConference showingthatoffshorewindsupport. It is vital, he told2040.WevecommittedtoPOVsgoalistoalignNorthAmerica,sponsored surveyvesselsoftenexceedanAugustconferenceofdraw all of our power needsitselfwiththoseconsum- by Port Technology Interna-approveddecibellevelsandanalystsandinvestors,thatfromrenewablesources,ers,logisticscompanies,tionalmagazine,scheduled use non-approved devices. governmentsanddecision- saidHarris.Thegoalistoretailers, and ocean carriersfor Nov 14 and 15, 2023, in NewJerseysactionmakersaroundtheworldgetawayfromusingfossilwhoarelookingforwaysNorfolk, Va. His topic will be allowingrstedtobenefitaddress and reduce the indus- fuels to drive our operations,togreenuptheirsupplycontainerterminalautoma-some $1 billion in federal taxtryrisksfacingtherenew- and were well on our way.chains.Ourcommitmenttion lessons learned, based on creditsoriginallyearmarkedablessector.ThecontractedTheport,whichnowdrawstosustainabilitymakesus20 years of experience at the under New Jersey law to pro- powerpricesmustreflect69% of its electric consump- the logical choice for them,Port of Virginia.vide rate relief to utility cus- the realities of the inflation-tomersprovidedadditionalary environment. Otherwise,Port of Virginia Top 10 Export Carriersfoddertoopponents.Thethe necessary investments inRank CARRIER Jan-Jul 2023 Jan-Jul 2022 Variation Variation %issuehasnowmovedintorenewable energy are at risk the arena of partisan politics,ofeitherslowingdownor1 HAPAG LLOYD A G (HLCU) 35,681 39,733 -4,052 -10.20where opponents of offshoresimply not happening. 2 CMA-CGM (CMDU) 27,984 15,391 12,594 81.83wind are making hay of theWhenNewJerseyGov- 3 OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS PTE LTD (ONEY) 18,283 19,443 -1,160 -5.97corporatewelfareostensiblyernor Phil Murphy, a Demo-being provided to a success- crat,signedthetax-credit4 MAERSK LINE (MAEU) 18,182 38,655 -20,473 -52.96ful company. legislation in July, he did so5 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LTD (OOLU) 16,154 10,617 5,537 52.15NewJerseysRepubli- symbolicallyinPaulsboro,6 YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP (YMLU) 13,313 18,172 -4,859 -26.74canSenateLeaderAnthonyaportcityontheDelaware7 MSC-MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S A (MSCU) 12,529 13,706 -1,177 -8.59Buccotermedthelegisla- River and the site of a func-tion a $1 billion bailout oftioningfactoryforproduc- 8 ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD (ZIMU) 9,634 3,671 5,963 162.44aforeignwinddeveloper.ingmonopiles,anoffshore9 MAERSK LINE LIMITED (MAEI) 8,524 240 8,284 3,451.52He was particularly incensedwind component. At the time,10 EVERGREEN LINE (EGLV) 8,000 6,210 1,790 28.82consideringthatthecom- Murphysaidthelegislation panyindicatedstrongfirst- wouldbejudgedbyourTotal 194,369 199,670 -5,301 -2.65half profits in their offshorelong-termeconomicvision wind business.for New Jersey and by the Reportingonrstedsconcretestepswetookto first-half2023performance,creategood-payingjobsforPort of Virginia Top 10 ImportsCEOMadsNippernotedworkers here and now. Rank HS CODES (2 Digit level) Jan-Jul 2023 Jan-Jul 2022 Variation Variation %that our offshore business isButthathigh-minded1 94 - FURNITURE; BEDDING ETC; LAMPS NESOI ETC; PREFAB BD 106,647 146,363 -39,716 -27backwithstrongearnings.rhetorichasnotstemmed But he denied that the Newtheopposition.Inmid-Sep- 2 84 - NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY ETC.; PARTS 104,152 109,491 -5,339 -5Jerseytax-creditlegislationtember,SenateRepublicans3 39 - PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF 61,498 81,577 -20,079 -25was instrumental in the com- calledforamoratoriumon4 85 - ELECTRIC MACHINERY ETC; SOUND EQUIP; TV EQUIP; PTS 52,066 46,330 5,736 12panys decision making. It isoffshorewindprojectsand5 87 - VEHICLES, EXCEPT RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY, AND PARTS ETC 42,747 44,603 -1,856 -4not the credit that is drivingaskedforaspeciallegisla- 6 73 - ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL 32,782 41,212 -8,430 -20ourinvestmentdecisions,tive session to consider pro-hesaid.Itsthevaluecre- hibitingfurthertaxbreaks7 40 - RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF 25,637 29,705 -4,068 -14ation of the projects. We seefor offshore wind companies.8 95 - TOYS, GAMES & SPORT EQUIPMENT; PARTS & ACCESSORIES 25,413 40,673 -15,260 -38nopositivevaluecreationThesameweekprotesters9 22 - BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR 21,272 28,404 -7,131 -25impactbywalkingawayblocked a road in Ocean City,10 63 - TEXTILE ART NESOI; NEEDLECRAFT SETS; WORN TEXT ART 19,996 25,760 -5,764 -22fromprojectsandmadetheN.J.,ontherouteproposedTotal 822,692 988,005 -165,313 -17commitments financially thisfor cabling to link the rsted year as well. offshore project to the electri-Nippernotedthatacal grid and were arrested. lawsuitwasfiledaround thepass-back,butadded, Wecontinuetoadvance the project. The lawsuit in questionwasfiledinlate July by local residents and environmentalists, claiming thatthetax-creditlegisla-tion violates the New Jersey Constitution because it ben-efits a single company. In another lawsuit, a local judge sided with rsted and ordered the Cape May County clerktofileaneasement transferringcountyproperty interests to rsted as required bytheOffshoreWindEco-nomicDevelopmentAct, the2021legislationwhich removed counties and munic-ipalities from the permitting equation.Thecountyhas announced it will appeal, and its counsel has predicted the casewilleventuallylandin the state Supreme Court. The countyhasalsoannounced itisexploringfederaland statelitigationagainstmul-tiple agencies on the grounds'