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Issue 6 2017 - FBJNA


GPA breaks container volume record News Roundup


Larger vessels and additional container services calling Georgia’s ports, coupled with a positive economic forecast, ushered in an all-time record month for container volume. The Georgia Ports Authority handled 350,104 TEUs in May, 11.68 % more than the same month a year ago. “It’s evident shipping lines are


deploying larger vessels and cargo exchanges


through the Panama Canal to Georgia’s ports,”


said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “This is a strong indicator that an important market share shiſt to Georgia is possible through recently restructured shipping services.” Garden City Terminal


received 1,676 vessel calls between July 2016 and May 2017 of which 454 transited the expanded Panama Canal. This led to a 16% increase in throughput during that 11-month period via the Panama Canal at


Garden City Terminal. Lynch said the recent calls


of 13,000-plus TEU vessels -- the COSCO Development and OOCL France -- demonstrate how efficiently larger vessels are served by the GPA. He noted the vessels play to the strengths of Garden City’s single terminal operation, which include an unmatched 1,200-acre complex, 26 ship-to-shore cranes, nine container berths and on- terminal service by two Class I


Port of Virginia christens NIT’s North Gate


The Port of Virginia christened its state-of-the-art, $42 million North Gate on June 26. The North Gate is a 26-lane, technology-driven gate complex that will speed the flow of truck- borne cargo to and from Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The North Gate opened to


all motor carriers on June 30. It more than doubles the total gate capacity at NIT. Two years ago, NIT’s North


Gate was a small, four-lane complex that was staffed by full-time security personnel


and served container traffic,


vendors’ vehicles and personal cars. As container volumes at NIT grew, more and more pressure was being put on NIT’s 16-lane South Gate. An expanded North Gate is


key to improving delivery of service to the motor carriers and to the cargo owners, said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. Further, greater gate capacity at NIT will be critical to the success of a larger expansion project there.


rail providers. These advantages allowed


crews to move more than 19,000 TEUs from these two 13,000-plus TEU vessels, which called the Port of Savannah just 21 days apart. “The GPA’s continued


on-


terminal investment along with the state of Georgia’s off-terminal improvements will allow GPA to serve vessels well beyond 13,000 TEUs,” said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood.


“We are investing $350 million here to expand our container handling capacity by 400,000 containers,” Reinhart said. “In order to handle more cargo at the berth and stack yard, our means of moving cargo to and from our terminals – rail, barge and truck – must expand and modernize in parallel. “We are within days of


completing our best fiscal-year performance on record – 2.7 million TEUs – and the need for an expanded North Gate that provides safe, direct access to the interstate is greater than ever,” Reinhart said. “As we expand our markets, add capacity and


continue to improve efficiency across all of our operations, more and more cargo is going to come to Virginia.” By the end of 2017, the North


Gate will have direct interstate connection


via the I-564


Intermodal Connector. This road project will provide motor carriers serving NIT with safe, quick and direct access to I-564. Moreover, this road realignment will


Delta Cargo announces that it has been awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma logistics Certification. Delta is the first US Global carrier to receive this accolade and has now joined the elite group of pharma logistics providers to achieve CEIV Pharma Certification.


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IAG Cargo announces that Constant Climate shipments are now able to fly under its Critical product, enabling emergency medical shipments to benefit from IAG Cargo’s highest priority service. The new enhancement means that shippers sending urgent pharmaceuticals now have access to the non-off loadable status and performance guarantees offered under Critical.


Etihad Airways introduced flagship Airbus A380 aircraſt on its second daily service between Abu Dhabi and New York JFK. All 14 weekly flights between the two cities are now operated by the double-decker aircraſt. The superjumbo has replaced a three- class Boeing 777-300ER previously operating one of the airline’s twice daily flights. The new deployment means New York will join London and Sydney as an all-A380 operation.


alleviate congestion and


improve the level of service on the streets of the city and Naval Station Norfolk. Construction on the $169 million, four-lane road project is underway and officials from the Virginia Department of Transportation said the North Gate’s dedicated access road will be ready by year’s end.


New on-terminal reefer service area for Charleston


South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has opened a new refrigerated container service area in the Port of Charleston, marking a $14 million investment to support growing cold chain business in the Southeast. A new six-acre refrigerated


container service area at the Wando Welch Terminal features a 12-lane service canopy, on-site storage and staging for gen-sets and container washing stations. The area greatly enhances reefer processing for shippers, truckers and ocean carriers. The port has four new five-


story refrigerated container racks that provide 120 more reefer slots on terminal, bringing the port-wide total to 1,700 plugs. Four additional racks of the same size are under construction, slated for


capably serving the continued growth of this business segment.” Complementing SCPA’s on-


SCPA’s new refrigerated container service area serves growing cold chain business. (SCPA photo.)


completion in January 2018. SCPA’s loaded refrigerated


cargo volumes have grown 86% since 2011, driven


by


proximity to export pork and poultry producers; access to a deepwater harbor, which allows ocean carriers to load ships heavy with frozen exports; and growing regional demand for import reefer


commodities. “Expansion of refrigerated


cargo is a strong driver of SCPA’s overall volume growth, and our capital investment in refrigerated cargo infrastructure reflects a strategic commitment to our cold chain customers,” said Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO. “We look forward to


terminal investments are more than 660,000 square feet of cold storage and blast freezing capacity that have been built or committed by the private sector in response to SCPA’s cold cargo growth. Local cold storage providers include Agro Merchants Group, Lineage Logistics and New Orleans Cold Storage.


Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has elected Robert F. Agnew as chairman of the company’s board of directors.. Agnew is president and CEO of Morten Beyer & Agnew, an international aviation consulting firm experienced in the financial modeling and technical due diligence of airlines and aircraſt funding. He succeeds retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frederick McCorkle, who served as chairman since 2014 and will continue as a director.


AirBridgeCargo Airlines has joined Pharma Gateway Amsterdam, the second airline to join the 14-member quality pharma initiative. The carrier operates 22 flights per week from Amsterdam to significant pharma destinations in Europe, Asia, and the US, including Moscow, Chicago, Shanghai, and Singapore.


Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed industry veteran Eric Wilson as Managing Director, Cargo Global Sales, a role previously held by Rob LeBel. Effective June 12, Eric will lead Delta Cargo’s global sales team and sales partners around the world. Based in Atlanta, Eric joins the Delta cargo leadership team at a time when Delta cargo is realizing the benefits of its multi-year transformation with double digit operational performance improvement* and unit revenue growth far surpassing industry averages.


United Cargo has once again received the DHL Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence. DHL, the world’s leading logistics and shipping provider, recognized the performance of United Cargo’s TempControl and two other major air carriers at the 17th DHL Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference in Singapore the week of June 20.


American Airlines Cargo announces that it has selected G Force GSA Mexico as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in Mexico, following the retirement of American’s current GSA. The American and G Force partnership will also provide local sales expansion into five new locations to provide even greater service throughout the country, leveraging a robust team with extensive experience in cargo sales and services.


Port St John adds CMA-CGM


Port Saint John, New Brunswick, has added CMA- CGM, to its shipping services roster. CMA CGM will offer a new container service at Port Saint John, providing weekly connection to global markets. The Port Saint John weekly


call on CMA-CGM’s Cagema service will begin the week of August 21st and will offer transshipment to the world via their hub in Kingston, Jamaica. “The addition of CMA-CGM


to the services available to shippers and receivers in the


region and beyond provides even more


opportunity


to


access new markets with their products.


CMA-CGM’s


technical specialization with reefer containers is a vital addition to the existing offerings at Port Saint John” noted Jim Quinn, president/ CEO, Port Saint John.


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