REGIONAL REPORTWEST COAST NORTH AMERICA


A waiting game


HLPFI’s periodic review of West Coast North American ports and project cargo service providers finds business in general has been flat or slightly down, albeit with bright spots in some sectors. Less clear, they all say, is how the policies of the new Trump administration will affect the future. Doug Webster investigates.


maritime business development. “We have a natural deepwater harbour with easy access to regional highways and Class 1 rail service.


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he Port of San Diego serves as a West Coast gateway for cargoes moving to and from Latin America and Asia, according to Stefan Baumann, the port’s principal –


Being sheltered from ocean waves and currents makes it relatively easy to maintain berth depths to 42 ft (12.8 m). “Our Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal


handles containerised reefer, breakbulk and bulk cargoes, and has the open space and flexibility to handle project units in excess of 300 tonnes, including direct transfers from


for Trump administration programme


ship to on-dock rail. BNSF provides efficient rail links to Canada, Mexico and the entire USA through its interchange railroad partners across the continent. “Our National City Marine Terminal


handles ro-ro cargoes, including over 460,000 vehicle imports in 2016. Project volumes have declined somewhat, but removal of old structures at Tenth Avenue will add 30 acres (12.14 ha) of more laydown space and improved flexibility to serve the market. The environmental study for this work has just been approved.” Project exports include wind power


systems to Central America and oil and gas turbine systems to Russia and Asia. “Imports account for about two-thirds of our project


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