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Issue 6 2017 - FBJNA


Port of Baltimore among fastest growing NA ports


The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore was the fourth fastest-growing port


in North


America in 2016, according to a recent analysis in the Journal of Commerce (JOC). The JOC attributed a 9.8% increase in the amount of cargo handled from the previous year for the ranking. Last year the Port handled 648,770 TEUs, which is a measure of container ship capacity in approximately how many 20-foot containers it can carry.


The ranking comes on


the heels of several other achievements and a record- setting 2016, in which the port’s public marine terminals surpassed 10 million tons of general cargo for the first time and handled a record number of containers. The momentum from 2016 continued into 2017 with the port coming out of the gate in January with a record month for general cargo and container tons. The port’s strong performance continued as it


recently announced a record first quarter for general cargo tonnage. General cargo includes cars,


containers, farm and


construction machinery, forest products and breakbulk. The Maryland Department


of Transportation’s Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) recently announced the purchase of 70 acres of land near the Seagirt Marine Terminal that will be used for additional cargo opportunities including containers.


Zim call helps NC Ports unprecedented growth


The inaugural port call of the ZIM Shanghai on June 18 marks the fourth new container service activated at the Port of Wilmington in the last two months. North Carolina Ports has doubled its container services in calendar year 2017 and is set for unprecedented growth in its next fiscal year. ZIM


recently added the


Port of Wilmington to its Z7S all-water Asia-US East Coast service rotation. This weekly service provides exceptional access to major markets in South China, Southeast Asia and India Subcontinent. Known for its speed to market, the Z7S service is the only container service calling the Port of Wilmington using the Suez Canal. “This ZIM service will support


legacy apparel, furniture and hardware industries throughout the Carolinas,” said Executive Director Paul J. Cozza. “It’s an incredibly unique offering which shows our commitment to both reliable and flexible shipping solutions for our customers.” ZIM is a returning ocean carrier


to the Port of Wilmington aſter a slot chartering agreement with the CKYHE Alliance in early 2016.


the Port handled a record 538,567 containers.


Since July


2016, when the Port welcomed its first large container ship through


containers


percent. The


the Panama Canal, are up seven


JOC also recently In 2016,


recognized the Port of Baltimore as the most efficient container port in the U.S. for the third consecutive time. It averaged 71 container moves per hour per berth, a rate faster than any other major American port.


service provides access between Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Le Harve and Wilmington. A new partnership with THE


Alliance was the addition of the EC2 all-water Asia-U.S. East Coast container service. This weekly service began calling on the Port of Wilmington in May as well, touting some of the largest vessels that consistently come to and leave from the Carolinas. Then


it was StreamLines,


a division of Seatrade, who is known for its specialized refrigerated container operations, reliable schedules and speed to market. The container carrier recently added the Port of Wilmington to its Blue Stream weekly service and began calling the port earlier this month. To prepare for this growth,


The Port of Wilmington is 284 acres with an inside harbor channel depth of 42 ſt. M.L.L.W. (NC Ports photo.)


The container carrier’s Z7S string will feature 11 vessels averaging 5,000 TEUs in size. Its rotation includes direct access to Da Chan Bay, Yantian, Cai Mep, Port Kelang and Colombo. Outside of Yantian, each of these port calls are new to North Carolina Ports. With extensive port coverage and proven high service reliability, ZIM further improves the gateway that is the Port of Wilmington. “We’ve made a steadfast


commitment to better serve the Carolinas,” said CCO Greg Fennell. “With four major container service activations in the last two months, we are preparing for record throughput in Wilmington.” In addition to the new ZIM


service, Maersk and MSC introduced the TA2/NEUATL2 Europe-US East Coast container service back in early May. The enhanced TA2/NEUATL2


North Carolina Ports has ordered two New Panamax ship-to-shore cranes with an option to purchase two more from designer Shanghai Zhenjua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC). Between the new cranes, turning basin expansion project, various berth improvements, and the expansion of the container yard, North Carolina Ports will pump over $150 million into its infrastructure over the next few years. These investments, along with the operational efficiencies associated with North Carolina Ports, have led, in part, to recent service additions at the Port of Wilmington.


News Roundup


New vessel-sharing alliances and increased use of terminals pushed the number of containers flowing through the Port of Long Beach in May to a record high for the month. A total of 648,287 TEUs moved through the harbor in May, an increase of 1.2% compared to the same month a year ago. May 2016 volume was the second-highest May in the Port’s history behind May 2006. In May, Long Beach dockworkers handled 336,594 import containers, a 1.8% increase. Export containers were down 14.3% to 118,786 TEUs, while empties rose 12.6% to 192,908. Overall, it was the best month since September 2015.


The Port of Halifax has received its largest containerized cargo vessel call to date on June 29. The Zim Antwerp is 349 meters in length, and has a 45.6 meter beam and 10,062 TEU capacity. It docked at Halterm International Container Terminal. “With three services calling on the Port of Halifax, Zim remains committed to serving Canada through the Halifax Atlantic Gateway,” said Volker Kluge, President, Zim Canada.


The Port of Oakland handled record import volume in June. That volume totaled 80,253 TEU, up 2% from the previous record of 78,326 TEU set in June 2006. Import volume in June was up 5.1% over year-ago levels and was a good sign for West Coast ports. Export volume was up 2.4% in June, say port officials, although no indication was given regarding the contents of those exports.


Doron Grosman has been appointed as the new president and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. Doron replaces Stephen Edwards, who served in the position since 2012. The Port of Long Beach moved enough containers in June to make it the second-best June ever, wrapping up a quarter when cargo volume rose by more than 8%. TEUs climbed 9.2% in June compared to the same month last year, to 658,727 TEUs. During the year’s second quarter — April through June — volumes increased 8.3%, to almost 1.9 million TEUs.


The Port of Virginia® moved 246,871 TEUs in May, a growth of 12.5% when compared with the same month last year. It is an all- time record for productivity at the port. The growth was seen in all areas of the operation and comes on the heels of back-to-back calls from 13,000-TEU vessels in May. According to an analysis of the new ocean carrier alliances published in April by BlueWater Reporting, The Port of Virginia is the top U.S. East Coast port for deployed capacity for Asia-USEC alliance services with seven services deploying more than 61,000 TEUs weekly. As the vessels are increasing in cargo capacity, the number of vessel calls is, as expected, declining. In May, there were 143 vessel calls vs. 173 calls in May 2016, yet cargo surged more than 12%.


South Carolina Ports Authority posted significant growth across multiple business segments in FY2017. SCPA handled 2.14 million TEUs, an increase of 10% over the previous year and an all-time high volume for the port. Over 1.21 million pier containers moved across SCPA docks during the fiscal year, setting a new volume record. Relative to fiscal year volume plans, the port handled nearly 3% more containers in FY2017. In breakbulk cargo, Charleston tonnage exceeded planned volumes by 8.8% with 846,952 pier tons handled from July through June. Within the non-containerized cargo segment, SCPA moved 258,455 finished vehicles across the docks of the Columbus Street Terminal in FY2017.


For the first time, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals surpassed 1 million tons of general cargo in one month, handling a total of 1,007,704 tons in May and leapfrogging past the previous record of 923,030 tons set in January. The Port also set a record by handling 86,403 TEU containers in May. That beat the previous mark set nearly two years ago. The general cargo record of more than 1 million tons was also an 11% increase from May 2016.


///NEWS Sea


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