NEWS\\\ News Roundup


Issue 5 2019 - FBJNA


Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully delivered ONE APUS, with a carrying capacity of 14,000 TEU, at Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. The sublet owner is Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). This is ONE’s second delivery this year, and the 6th of a series of seven newly built 14,000 TEU magenta containership, aſter ONE GRUS (delivery date on Feb. 1, 2019).


John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is a member of the newest class of industry leaders inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame. Reinhart was among five people honored at the 26th annual event, which was held on May 7 in New York City and hosted by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey. The Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 to recognize maritime visionaries, who through excellence in their company, organization, or services, best exemplify the qualities of futuristic thinking that will guide the maritime industry in the 21st Century.


APL announced the addition of Honolulu as a port of call to its Eagle Express X (EXX) service. The service directly connects Central China, Korea and Japan to Hawaii. The fortnightly call to Honolulu on the EXX service marks APL’s commitment to the Hawaiian market where its APL-owned office will render strong local expertise and dedicated customer support. Calling the direct load ports of Ningbo, Shanghai, Yokohama and Busan which also double up as transshipment hubs for exports out of Hong Kong, South China and Southeast Asia, the EXX service offers extensive coverage for inbound shipments to Hawaii.


APL commenced its new Central China - Loop 3 (CC3) service; and enhancement of the South China - Loop 3 (SC3) service, both serving the Asia-North America trade lane, on April 30. The service provides direct connectivity from the Chinese ports of Lianyungang, Ningbo and Shanghai to the US West Coast ports of Long Beach and Seattle. CC3 is the only service in the market that provides a direct Lianyungang-Long Beach and Seattle connection. The weekly service provides a competitive transit time of 13 days from Ningbo to Long Beach. APL’s weekly South China - Loop 3 (SC3) service, which also began on April 30, calls on the additional ports of Haiphong and Oakland as part of its rotation. It is the industry’s first and only service that directly connects Haiphong in Northern Vietnam to the US West Coast ports of Long Beach and Oakland.


Georgia Port Authority (GPA) reported the Port of Savannah had its busiest April ever, pushing its fiscal year-to-date totals to 3.7 million TEUs, an increase of 8.7% (300,815 TEUs) compared to the same period in FY2018. For the month of April, the GPA handled 76,000 TEUs of intermodal cargo, an 11% increase over the same month last year. Of the total cargo crossing the docks at Garden City Terminal since the start of FY2019 (July-April), 776,600 TEUs moved by rail. That’s an increase of 21% (135,000 TEUs) compared to the first 10 months of FY2018.


The GPA Board of Directors has authorized an expansion of auto- handling capacity at the Port of Brunswick, approving $6.7 million for the Colonel’s Island North Side Paving Project - Phase I. The project includes upgrades of approximately 33 acres, new pavement striping, and new facility gates for trucks and other vehicles. The project will accommodate BMW, one of Georgia’s longest standing and largest auto processing customers. Recently, GPA and BMW renewed a multi-year agreement to move the luxury vehicles over Colonel’s Island Terminal.


The Panama Canal welcomed Qatargas’ Al Safliya, the first Q-Flex and the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker to ever transit the waterway on May 13. The tanker–which measures 315 meters in length and 50 meters in beam with an overall cargo capacity of 210,000 meters3 of LNG–transited northbound from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.


Sea Port of Virginia posts best April in its history


The Port of Virginia® in April processed 245,933 TEUs (twenty- foot equivalent units) in April, making is the busiest April in the port’s history. The strong cargo performance


was driven by an increase of more than 22% in loaded import containers, which lead to increase in truck, rail and barge volumes. The port’s March volumes were disrupted by the Chinese New Year, which led to the late arrival of vessels and blank sailings: April’s import volume reflected a return of the cargo. “We knew April was going to


be a productive month and as we move toward peak season, this and higher volume levels will become normal, but we are more prepared for these increases than ever before,” says John F. Reinhart, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “We are just weeks from completion at Virginia International Gateway


VIG is one of the only functional automated container terminals in the Western Hemisphere. (Photo by Karen E. Thuermer)


(VIG) and debuting this world- class facility in its entirety. The productivity and efficiency we are seeing there is going to be instrumental in managing and effectively processing peak season volumes.” As volume grows, the amount


cargo moving over the port’s inland operations, Virginia Inland Port (VIP) and Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT), is increasing in


parallel. At VIP volume was up nearly 13%, or 367 containers, and at RMT volume was up more than 30%, or 2,957 containers. Rail volume was up 18%, or more than 52,000 containers, and total barge volume was up nearly 24%, or 936 containers. To date at VIG, 13 new container


stacks serviced by 26 new rail- mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) have been delivered, four new


Port of Oakland could return to roots with bulk shipping plan


Bulk shipping operations could soon return to the Port of Oakland for the first time in 20 years. Officials at the port said it’s negotiating with a Canadian building materials


shipper to


transport sand and gravel here. The port’s governing Board


authorized talks with Vancouver- based Eagle Rock Aggregates. The firm seeks a vessel berth along with 20 acres of adjacent land at the Port’s Outer Harbor Terminal. Eagle


Rock would use the property as a base for


distributing sand and gravel for Bay Area construction sites. The firm said it wants a 15-year lease for one berth on Outer Harbor. Eagle Rock would ship sand and gravel from British Columbia to produce concrete for Bay Area builders. Oakland is one of the busiest


container seaports in the US.


It handled the equivalent


of 2.5 million TEUs last year. But port officials said a deal for bulk shipping wouldn’t hamper container operations. explained that it doesn’t envision


SC Ports Authority reports 10% volume growth


South Carolina Ports Authority reported 10.4% fiscal year-to- date container volume growth, with nearly 2 million TEUs handled since July. SCPA moved 204,621 TEUs


across the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals last month, a 4.2% increase compared to April 2018 volumes.


As measured by the total


number of boxes handled, SCPA moved 116,443 pier containers in April for a total of 1.1 million containers fiscal year to date. “April was strong for SCPA’s


container business, supporting volumes well above planned levels with only two months remaining in the fiscal year,”


using the property for container handling until 2035. The port has nearly 1,300


acres devoted to containerized cargo. Outer Harbor Terminal is currently used for container- related activities as well as berthing for vessels in lay-up for extended periods. “This is an opportunity for us to


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perhaps diversify our business,” said John Driscoll, the Port’s Maritime Director. “We’ve built the Port of Oakland to be a global gateway for containerized cargo, but a steady, divergent revenue


said Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO. “Our continued growth is testament to the commitment and skills of our employees and maritime community, and we look forward to a very positive FY2019 finish in June.” Both inland facilities reached


near-record volumes in April. Inland Port Greer handled 13,724 rail moves, the second highest month in its history, for total fiscal year-to-date volume of 112,952 moves. Inland


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truck gates have been opened, a new terminal operating system has been implemented, the berth has been lengthened by nearly 800 linear feet and four new ship-to-shore cranes have been placed into service. The last step is completing the second phase of the on-dock rail yard. “We are going to be fully-


operational at VIG in very short order,” Reinhart says. “The project is on-budget, on time and we are out aggressively marketing the benefits of doing business at The Port of Virginia.” The expansion at Norfolk


International Terminals is progressing according to schedule. There are 12 new stacks served by 24 new RMGs already in service. Work on phase II of the stack yard expansion (six stacks) began in December 2018 and is nearing completion; work on phase III (12 stacks) begins this month.


stream could be beneficial.” A deal to transport bulk cargo


through Oakland would mark a new twist in the port’s 92-year history. The port began life in 1927 handling bulk commodities loaded directly into the hold of ships. Oakland revolutionized shipping in 1962 when it introduced


containerized


cargo to the West Coast. With containerization, freight is first stuffed into 20 or 40-foot steel containers before loading to a vessel. Oakland abandoned bulk in


1999 by adopting Vision 2000, a totally containerized cargo strategy. Now it could be going back to its roots, albeit on a small scale.


Port Dillon also achieved the second-best month in its history, with 3,411 rail moves. April marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of Inland Port Dillon, which has handled 24,423 rail moves since SCPA’s fiscal year began. In non-containerized cargo,


the port’s breakbulk facilities in Charleston handled 65,778 pier tons in April, including 19,415 vehicles. The port has handled 505,959 pier tons since the fiscal year began.


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