b'8American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comSouth Jersey portsimprovements(SIGHTScontinued from page 4) VPCs. And recently it was announced forest products.that for the first time in over 50 years, underway to accommodate moreAnd the forest products businessPhiladelphia willbuildanewberth. hasbeenbriskanddiverse,WereTwo years ago, the Port secured $50 breakbulk cargo doingalotofeucalyptuspulp,butmillionininfrastructurefundingto werealsodoingsomedimensionalbuild a new berth at the SouthPort ter-Steel, lumber continue as major cargoes, offshore wind contin- lumber[And]boxboardisstillminal. The berth is designed to be a ues despite setback. very strong. Boxboard goes into the1,000 feet but the Port has a permit for making of Amazon boxes. So, its a2,000 feet. In the first phase the berth By Peter Buxbaum, AJOT real growth market and we believe inwillbebuilttohandleautosbutin the forest productsI think there is athe future the berth could also handle Theoffshorewindindustryintinedlargelyforautomotiveplantsgeneral push to get away from poly- breakbulk, and, in the future, it could NewJerseytookahitlastOctoberaround the Great Lakes, surge duringmers and try and use more recyclable,even handle container gantry cranes.when rsted, the worlds largest off- the months when the Saint Lawrencemoresustainableproductslikebox-shorewind-farmdeveloper,aban- Seaway is closed.board, Mahoney said.D eStinatiOn2040doned two projects in waters off theMost of the steel handled at theAuto imports are another segmentPhilaPort has and is aggressively NewJerseyshore.ThecompanysportcomesfromEurope,primarilyof the ports cargo portfolio that hasaddressingtheinfrastructurechal-statement on its action blamed highthe Netherlands and Germany, and todone well in recent years. Last summerlengesthatcomewithbeingaport inflation,risinginterestrates,anda lesser extent Belgium and France.PhilaPorts SouthPort Marine Termi- locatedfarupstreamoftheseaand supply-chain bottlenecks, all whichTheprimarycarrierforwintersteelnal celebrated the milestone of han- spread along a riverfront. The vision are also motivating rsted to reviewisClipperBulk,basedinAntwerp,dling two million cars. And in 2023ofthefuturewhichisencompassed other U.S. wind projects. whichrunsalinerservicebetweentheSouthPortMarineautoterminalin the Destination 2040 plan outlines The State of New Jersey is invest- AntwerpandCamden.Afewofset a record by handling 250,000 vehi- astrategyalreadyinplay. Thegoal ing hundreds of millions of dollars toourcustomersalsochartervesselscles. Most of the vehicles are Hyun- of PhilaPort is to move more freight, develop a wind port near the mouth ofdirectlyfromplantsintoCamden,dais and Kias handled by Hyundaisboth inbound and outbound (PhilaPort Delaware River. The South Jersey Portsaid Dugan.Glovis America auto processing sub- is trying to develop opportunities for Corporation,foritspart,hasfacili- February to early March is thesidiary. The terminal has grown frommore export freight in the region) that tated the development of a monopile(IMPROVEMENTScontinued on88 acres and one VPC (vehicle pro- willultimatelyleadtomuchhigher manufacturingfacilityatitsportinpage 10) cessing center) to 285 acres and two(SIGHTScontinued on page 10)Paulsboro and has plans to redevelop the port of Salem, near the wind port, as a secondary manufacturing hub forE B R A T I Noffshore wind components. E L GrstedscancellationsmayhaveCdealt a blow to the industry in New Jersey, but not a fatal one, Brendan Dugan, the assistant executive direc- 0-2020tor of the South Jersey Ports Corpora- 192tion (SJPC), assured theAJOT in anOF ICEexclusive interview. Its been a littleSERVbit of a stumbling block, he allowed, but there is still another project thatSUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!will be coming online.Dugan is referring to the Atlantic Shoresproject,plannedforalease sitenearAtlanticCity,andspon- Since our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:sored by Shell and EDF Renewables,been providing our global customers a On-site Storage and Multi-modal aFrenchcompany.Thecurrentpremier level of service through superiorDistribution Servicesschedule calls for installation startinghandling and performance, technological in2027andbecomingoperationaladvancements, and a perpetual eyeCustomer Access to 24 hour Inventory Tracking in 2028, he said. The project willon customer satisfaction. Also, we offer one Standard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are available involve 110 turbines in Phase One ofof the most cost effective and reliable labor Specially engineered Lifting Gear the lease area.forces in the North Atlantic. Container Transloading from / to Rail or TruckThatswhyDugananticipatesOn-site service provided by 2 Class I there will definitely still be a marketWe have the ability to accommodate aRail Carriersfor the monopile manufacturing thatsvariety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk, been set up in Paulsboro, an opera- container and forest products. Our Efficient Distribution to Two Thirds of theUnited States and Canadian populations within tion that is up and running. We aredistinction, is based on our ability to closely48 - 72 Hours nowjustwaitingfortheusertobecoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing confirmed, said Dugan. and Distribution Logistics. UpriverfromPaulsboro,atthe Balzano Terminal in Camden, a rail improvementprojectisongoing whichisreplacingalltheon-termi-nalrailinfrastructure.Thatproject shouldbecompletedinMay,said Dugan. Its important because, espe-cially during the winter steel season, a good proportion of the steel cargo isFOR MORE INFORMATION loaded on rail.CONTACT US AT:Anotherprojectongoingin Camden involves the replacement ofJH STEVEDORING, INC. roofs on cargo sheds. A fair amount2147 South Columbus Blvd. ofthecargothatsunloadedneedsPhiladelphia, PA 19148tobestoredindoors,saidDugan,TEL: 215-218-3060especially steel coils that need to beFAX: 215-218-3078protectedfromtheelements.TheWEB: www.jhstevedoring.comSJPCisalsoreplacingthefiresup-pression system at its Broadway ter- PENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 2147 South Columbus Blvd. minal, where most of the plywood andPhiladelphia, PA 19148lumber that comes into the port is ini- TEL: 215-218-3000tially stored. FAX: 215-218-3043b reakbulkm ainStayS WEB: www.pennwarehousing.comSteelandforestproductscon-tinue as the mainstays of South Jer-seys breakbulk business. The winter steelseason,whichstretchesfrom earlyDecemberthroughMarch,is nowongoing.Deliveriesofsteel coils, and other steel products, des-'