b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comSACP 3.0, an interoperable chassis pool, begins operations in North CarolinaBy Peter Buxbaum, AJOTThe North Carolina Stateregional ports and key inter-PortsAuthoritywelcomedmodal inland hubs.the arrival of a fleet of Con- It will be one of the larg-solidatedChassisManage- est fully interoperable chassis ments(CCM)containerpools in the U.S., with more chassis in July, in preparationthan 75 locations in Alabama, forthelaunchofthelatestFlorida, Georgia, North Car-iteration of the South Atlan- olinaandSouthCarolina, A year of achievements at NC ports ticChassisPool,knownassaidMikeWilson,CEOof SACP 3.0.SACP 3.0, billedCCM.CCM,untilrecently Port of Wilmington recently ranked as most productive in North America;as a next generation interop- owned by OCEMA, an asso-new intermodal and maritime services launched. erable chassis pool coveringciationofU.S.andforeign theSouthAtlantic,beganocean carriers, was acquired By Peter Buxbaum, AJOT operations in early October. by Oaktree Capital Manage-CCMisoperatingthement on October 3.The North Carolina State Ports AuthorityterminalinRockyMount,NorthCarolina,poolbasedonasinglepro- Arecentreportfrom has recorded a number of impressive accom- located on the Class I rail carriers main line.vidermodel,incontrasttotheNationalHighwayTraf-plishmentsinrecentmonths,includingtheThe new service provides shippers with directexistingmulti-contributorficSafetyAdministration launch of new intermodal and maritime ser- access to northeastern North Carolina marketschassispools.TheNorth(NHTSA),whichenforces vices and healthy year-over-year cargo growthas well as communities along the north-southCarolina State Ports Author- federalsafetyregulationson in several categories. The Port of WilmingtonInterstate-95corridor.TheCCXintermodalityjoinedintheestablish- commercialtrailers,includ-was also recently ranked as the most produc- terminal has a lift capacity of 110,000 contain- mentofSACP3.0togetheringcontainerchassis,noted tiveportinNorthAmericain2022bytheers per year. withCCM,theOceanCar- thatthechassisshortageis World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelli- rier Equipment Managementoneofthemajorchallenges gence. In October, North Carolina ports beganw ilMingtonM idweste xPress Association(OCEMA),thefacingthelogisticsindustry participationinanewinteroperablechassisThe recent launch of the Wilmington Mid- Georgia Ports Authority, andtoday,aconditionitblamed pool covering five states in the Southeast. west Express, which also provides intermodalthe Jacksonville Port Author- on increased use and a back-InSeptember,theWilmington-Rockytransit via the CCX terminal, provides customersity.CCMisincreasingandlogindomesticproduction, MountExpressintermodalservicewasof the Port of Wilmington with direct rail accessupgrading the existing Southwhich has decreased the avail-launched, providing daily overnight rail serviceto Chicago and other Midwestern markets. BothAtlanticChassisPoolwithability of road-worthy units.betweenthePortof WilmingtonandCSXsof these express rail services, together with the45,000newandrefurbished(BEGINScontinued on newCarolinaConnector(CCX)intermodal(ACHIEVEMENTScontinued on page 30) intermodal chassis from majorpage 30)most productive portin North AmericaCONTAINER PORT PERFORMANCE INDEXRaising capacity. Lowering temperatures. Exceeding expectations.Welcome to done.Ice cold. And blazing fast. Thats NC Ports. Were known for having the best turn times on the East Coast. But we also simplify logistics, reduce shipping headaches and create customized solutions that make things happen. In the world of cold chain, we power possibilities. And were just warming up.800.213.4430 // NCPorts.com'