b'24American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(RISINGcontinued fromisafull-fledgedsatellite page 22) port to terminal operations in LibertyDevelopmentPart- thePortofCharlestonitself ners,announcedthatithaswithadedicatedscheduled completed the acquisition ofrailservice.Andtheinland 1,149acresofprimeindus- port system is growing with trialrealestateinDayton,$31millioninadditions. Texas, along the Grand Park- AccordingtotheSCPmore way,southofHighway90.than9,000feetofprocess-The property, purchased fromingandstoragetrackshave sellerSammiDamek,willbeen installed in FY 24 and be utilized to further expandthe work included an expan-GulfInlandLogisticsPark,sionofthecontaineryard, whichisinphasetwoofadoubling the existing chassis three-phaseexpansionthatyard capacity. willtotal3,800acres.GulfThe formula used to build Inland Logistics Parks stra- InlandPortGreerwasalso tegic location offers an idealdeployed again in developing environmentforindustrial,theCSXrail-servedInland commercial, and retail devel- PortDillion,located160-opment. Within a 40-minutemilesnortheastofthePort radius,ithasaccesstoaof Charleston, which opened skilledandreliablework- in2018.Theanchortenant forceofover2.3millionin this case is Harbor Freight people.GulfInlandLogis- Tools, the mega-tool retailer. ticsParkalsobenefitsfromAndtheSCPsinland its proximity to major trans- port concept is being refined portationarteries,including(RISINGcontinued onGulf Inland Logistics Park, managed and developed by Liberty Development Partners, announced that it has Downtown Houston, the Portpage 26) completed the acquisition of 1,149 acres of prime industrial real estate in Dayton, Texas. of Houston, and The Wood-lands.PortofHouston,and The Woodlands.CMCRail-road provides comprehensive on-siterailservicesatGulf Inland Logistics Park. These servicesincludestoragefor over3,000railcars,railcar repair,andtransportation operations.Theparksrail infrastructure is a key asset, providingbusinesseswith efficientandcost-effective transportationsolutions,and makingthesiteanessential logistics hub in the region. CLOSERi NlaNDp Orts OFg reeraNDD illONAndformanyofthese terminals,thekeyisrail services.Withrailliter-ally doing the heavy lifting, transloadingorintermodal servicescanreadilyaug- ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON STATEmentservicesforshippers.FASTEROne of the early adopters of theinlandportsconcept was Inland Port Greer, South Carolina. Inland Port Greer, likethePortofCharleston itself,operatesunderthe South Carolina Ports (SCP) umbrella.Thekeyisthe NorfolkSouthern(NS)railDIRECT CONNECTIONS TO MAINLINE RAIL & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYSwhich runs from the Port ofSMARTERCharleston to Greer, located just over 200 miles west of theport.TheGreerfacility connects with both highways andNorfolkSoutherns trunklinethatrunsnorth-east-southwestwithanet-work of rail connections thatSTORAGE OPTIONS & FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SPACEreach far beyond. The loca- BETTERtion of the Greer facility near Interstate 85 also made it an ideal gateway to the Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina markets.TheInlandPortGreer conceptstartedwithan anchortenant;BMWwhich hasamanufacturingplantON-DOCK RAIL & DUAL-SERVED BY BNSF & UPin Greer. By using the exist-ingrailtrackBMWhada two-wayconnectiontothe PortofCharlestonforboth imports of parts and exports of finished vehicles. But theCONTACT US AT [email protected] | PORTOFLONGVIEW.COMconcepthasexpandedand'