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Issue 8 2018 - FBJNA


Evergreen Group celebrates 50th anniversary


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Evergreen Group celebrated its 50th Anniversary on Sept. 1 in an event that was attended by senior executives, employees from the Group’s businesses, public officials, customers and business agents from both the shipping and airline industries, and representatives of supply chain partners from more than 50 countries. Evergreen Group evolved


from its operation in marine transportation. Evergreen Group Founder and Chairman Dr.


Y.F. Evergreen Chang, established Marine Corp. on


Sept. 1, 1968. In the early years, the company encountered numerous hurdles, such as the fire that ravaged Ever Island, a lack of lending support from financial institutions and competitive monopoly of freight conferences.


opened the Far East to Europe full container service as an independent carrier, breaking the monopoly of the Far Eastern Freight Conference. In 1984, Evergreen launched the unprecedented two-way,


shipping line in 1985. Aſter


building a solid


foundation in shipping industry, Dr. Chang sought to expand Evergreen’s transportation service into the airline industry. On the


MTC Logistics set to expand at Port of Mobile


The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) and MTC Logistics (MTC) announced on September 25 MTC’s purchase of property located immediately adjacent to the ASPA’s container terminal, operated by APM Terminals. MTC will build a state-of-the- art international temperature- controlled distribution center focused on both import and export cargo. “We’re extremely pleased to


see this world class services company invest in both our region and our port. MTC’s investment will create new jobs and add new products to


the port’s container


intermodal operations,” said James K. Lyons, Director and Chief Executive Officer for the Alabama State Port Authority. This year marks the 90th


anniversaries for both ASPA and MTC. “What a great way to


celebrate these milestones by building a state-of-the-art international distribution center in Mobile,” said Brooks Royster, III, president, MTC Logistics. Under Phase I, MTC will


invest approximately $60 million and directly employ 50 to 70 associates at the new facility. “ASPA’s vision to acquire


the land was key to this transaction and if not for its


In 1972, Evergreen launched


Taiwan’s first Far East-Middle East liner service, helping local shippers transport their cargoes to the fast-developing Middle East region. In 1979, it


round-the-world container services. This turned a new page in the history of the global marine transportation, establishing Evergreen as the world’s largest container


American


20th anniversary of Evergreen Marine,


announced his


plan to invest and build the first privately owned airline in Taiwan, EVA Air. Huge investments were made in establishing EVA Air. In spite of numerous difficulties, including adverse smearing campaigns, the fledgling airline successfully took to the sky in 1991.


In just a few years,


EVA expanded route network to many cities across Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. The pace of EVA’s service expansion had been rarely


seen among newly-


established airlines at that time. In addition to marine and


air transportation, Evergreen Group has developed into a global conglomerate across sea, land and air, expanding its business scope into aviation technologies, international hotel chains and steel production.


unique location, it is unlikely this project would have come to fruition,” said Royster. “Being able to find property immediately adjacent to a world-class port such as Mobile and in such close proximity to I-10 is a very unique opportunity. The project received favorable endorsements by local and state officials.” The new facility will be


more than 12 million cubic feet in size with approximately 40,000 racked pallet positions. It will offer a comprehensive suite of services including blast freezing, port drayage and LTL Consolidation.


NOLA, NOPB boards move Avondale Revitalization forward


The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB) approved separate resolutions authorizing nonbinding Cooperative Endeavor Agreements between Port NOLA, NOPB, Jefferson Parish and Avondale Marine LLC to facilitate the proposed redevelopment of the former Avondale Shipyard


site. “The port recognizes the site’s


tremendous potential to grow the region’s maritime industry with the attraction of new cargo commodities, value-added manufacturing and services that enhance existing port business,” said Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans President and CEO and New Orleans Public Belt CEO. “Everyone will benefit from the reactivation of Avondale


Shipyard for maritime and logistics related purposes.” The Port of New Orleans


action addresses key elements to Avondale Marine’s ability to complete the transaction. The Port will issue a jurisdictional permit to Avondale Marine for use and development of a port and intermodal facility within the Port’s authorized jurisdiction. Upon completion of a suitably located rail extension


at Avondale Marine’s expense, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad will connect and provide service to ensure the site has neutral access to all Class I railroads operating within the New Orleans gateway. The benefits to Port NOLA and


NOPB may include additional revenue from increased value- added and maritime activity throughout the jurisdiction. Port NOLA’s goal has been to


///NEWS News Roundup Trucking Associations’


Road & Rail


advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.8% in August after increasing 1.9% in July. In August, the index equaled 112.9 (2015=100), down from 115 in July. July’s final index was unrevised from our press release on August 21, 2018. Compared with August 2017, the SA index rose 4.5%, down from July’s


8.6% year-over-year increase. Year-to-date,


compared with the same period last year, tonnage increased 7.6%, far outpacing the annual gain of 3.8% in 2017. The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by the fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 120.4 in August, which was 5% above the previous month (114.6).


American Trucking Associations is renewing SmartDrive Systems - a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, lower operational costs and transform driver behavior - as a Featured Product provider.


Trucker Tools LLC announced the introduction of new broker productivity tools that automate email processing and accelerate the provision of up-to-the minute, highly accurate truck capacity on the market. A new feature of Trucker Tools Smart Capacity carrier management and predictive freight- matching platform, the software program automates the handling and processing of the hundreds of emails brokers receive from carriers daily advertising trucks available for loads. It also continuously updates the Smart Capacity database with fresh information about available trucks, eliminates stale data, and places at the broker’s fingertips, with unprecedented speed and accuracy, the most up-to-date, reliable capacity data with which to book loads.


GoShip.com, an online less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping exchange, announced that its new platform developments are now live and available to customers as of Sept. 18. GoShip.com has added capabilities to allow users more control over their shipments. These new features include customer profiles, increased visibility on shipment tracking, and the ability to view every shipment on one dashboard. GoShip.com has created these improvements based upon customer feedback and the overall goal of increasing the user’s experience.


American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear congratulated Dave Manning, ATA Chairman and President of TCW Inc., for being recognized with the Intermodal Association of North America’s Silver Kingpin Award. IANA presented the Silver Kingpin award, recognizing an individual’s long-term contributions to intermodalism, during their annual meeting in Long Beach, CA.


ABB has been selected to supply substation equipment and engineering solutions for a 530-km long high-speed electric line between Dar es Salaam and Makutupora. The project is part of a larger plan to link Tanzania’s port cities with interior areas and neighboring countries to stimulate regional trade and passenger travel in the region. The equipment will help power two separate but adjoining east-west rail lines – the Dar es Salaam – Morogoro railway line (DSM), and the Morogoro – Makutupora railway line (MDM). The new high-speed electric rail line will replace a slow, narrow-gauge line that is not suitable for high-speed transport of cargo and passengers.


support the re-opening of the site with additive and sustainable maritime activity that will benefit the region and generate family- supporting jobs. The nonbinding CEA outlines opportunities for


collaboration among the parties geared toward developing Avondale into a vibrant maritime and logistics hub, which Avondale Marine expects to create at least 2,000 jobs.


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