b'4American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comTroy Container Line andBrooklyn Terminal to become the neutral NVO business modern maritime marvelA conversation with Troy Container Lines CEO Michael Troy II. Multi-partner agreement paves the way for port transforma-tion and increased economic growth.By George Lauriat, AJOT By Brenda Silva, AJOTFour decades ago, Troy Containerclients. And for their part steamshipAs a combined effort between theandmyadministration,tobeginthe Line was launched in Brooklyn, Newsales were for the most part directedCity of New York, New York State,long-anticipated process of reimagining York, as a neutral Non-Vessel-Own- at FCL (full container loads), and thatthe Port Authority of New York andthe Red Hook piers as a modern mari-ing-CommonCarrier,morecom- lefttheLCL(lesscontainerloads)New Jersey, and the New York Citytime facility that also serves community monly referred to as an NVO. business open for the NVOs to sell. Economic Development Corporationneeds. Our partners at the Port Author-In 1984, at the time of the com- (NYCEDC), an agreement announcedity will ensure that the marine terminal panys launching, the NVO businessNVO s iND isruptiVet imes earlier this year is intended to trans- atHowlandHookremainsathriving was just taking off inFortyyearslater,formtheBrooklynMaritime Termi- shipping hub, building upon the recent the United States. Itsmuchisthesamenal into a modern maritime port andlandmarkannouncementof$200mil-auniquesegmentofandyetalotelsevibrantmixed-usecommunityhub.lion in private investment to ensure that themaritimeindus- haschanged.AsBoth before and after completion, thefacilitys strong future.tryanddespitetheMichael Troy II, whoprojectisexpectedtocreatethou- MayorAdamsadded,For20 NVOs service of pro- became CEO in April,sands of jobs for New Yorkers, andyears,skepticsthoughtthisdeal viding a daily streamexplainedinawidegenerate significant economic impactcouldntgetdone,butouradminis-ofcontainerfreightrangingconversationfor New York City. tration prioritized the Harbor of the on-and-off container- with theAJOT. OneFuture and now we have the potential ships in US ports, it isthing Troy points outF acility OF theF uture to create thousands of new jobs, gen-still a misunderstoodthat is consistent fromThe ambitious transformation planerate billions in economic impact, and segment of ocean car- thebeginningsbackcombines New York Governor Kathycreate a neighborhood on our shore-riage.ForTroyandin the Brooklyn daysHochulsfocusonunlockingeco- line that truly displays the promise of otherneutralNVOsintothepresentRednomicpotentialonNewYorkStateNew York City. By assuming control their role is that of anHook domicile, is theland with New York City Mayor Ericof the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in intermediary,buyingclient base, wereAdams objective to create a HarborRedHookinourcitygovernments slots from the steam- Michael Troy II the backbone of a lotof the Future, an initiative which willlargest real estate transaction in recent ship lines and selling space to ship- of the freight forwarders that we ser- play an integral role in preparing thememory,ouradministrationisdem-pers and freight forwarders. Thus, thevicefromtheLCLstandpoint,espe- waterfrontforadditionaleconomiconstratingthatwewillcontinueto NVOs primary customer-base camecially that consolidation piece and thatgrowth well into the 21 st -century. deliverbigwinsforNewYorkers, through the freight forwarder side ofLCL piece is probably the biggest roleWhen the agreement was announcedday after day. The potential for this the business. So, part of the balancewe play now, more than everinMay,GovernorHochulsaid,Thearea is limitless, and were excited to ofbeinginthemiddlewasavoid- But the role of the neutral NVOtransfer will allow the City, working inwork with the local community, our ing poaching the freight forwarders(NEUTRALcontinued on page 8) closepartnershipwiththecommunity(MARVELcontinued on page 14)'