Port of Virginia posts busiest May; FY-to-Date volume up nearly 4%


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Record cargo volumes are moving across The Port of Virginia® and doing so with efficiency as a result of expanded container handling capacity at its two primary container terminals. In May, the port processed


nearly 261,000 TEUs making it the busiest May in the port’s history. The month’s strong cargo volumes were a follow-up to the best April in the port’s history, when nearly 246,000 TEUs were processed. “We have moved more than a


half-million TEUs in two months and are providing a very high level of service and efficiency to the ocean carriers and cargo owners,” says John F. Reinhart, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. “Virginia International Gateway is


(VIG) fully-functional. The


additional gates, expanded stack- yard, new berth and ship-to-shore cranes and technology overlay


are all working in concert to provide increased productivity. We are working through punch- list items toward final acceptance and looking forward to a July ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We’ve built a world-class


facility and the team behind it continues to fine-tune


the


operation to drive optimal performance. As move into the thick of peak season we are ready to meet the needs of our customers.” May saw increases across


almost all phases of the operation. Container tonnage was up more than 5%; total rail volume up more than 4%; total barge volume up more than 5%; volume at Richmond Marine Terminal up nearly 12%; and truck volume was up almost 11%. May Cargo Snapshot • Total


TEUs – 260,894, up 10.1% • Loaded Export TEUs – 88,065, up 3.4% • Loaded Import TEUs – 119,592, up


10.1% • Total Containers – 146,018, up 8.3% • Total Rail Containers – 49,775, up 4.4% • Total Truck Containers – 91,802, up 10.7% • Total Barge Containers – 4,441, up 5.2% • Richmond Barge Containers – 2,752, up 11.6% On May 31, the port debuted


the completed on-dock rail yard at VIG to a select audience of customers, partners, cargo owners and stakeholders. The rail yard now has nearly 20,000 feet of new track and is supported by four cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes. “Both of the East’s Class I (CSX


railroads, and Norfolk


Southern) provide double stack service to and from VIG. Combine that service with the investment we’ve made in our rail operation and we are well-positioned to capture more rail cargo,” Reinhart says. “Our rail reach into the Midwest is expanding and we are aggressively marketing our


Port of Brownsville achieves huge milestone in channel deepening project


The Port of Brownsville is closer to deepening the Brownsville Ship Channel aſter receiving a key permit June 6 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to advance the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIH) to its construction phase. The USACE permit is the latest


milestone in the port’s effort to deepen the ship channel from 42 feet to 52 feet, resulting in significant navigational


safety


improvements for commercial shipping in South Texas. When complete, the Port of Brownsville will be among


the deepest ports on the Gulf of Mexico, enhancing its competitiveness by closely aligning with the design features of the expanded Panama Canal. Planning to deepen the ship


channel from 42 feet began in 2007 with a project feasibility study.


In 2014, the USACE


completed the feasibility study recommending deepening the channel to 52 feet. Two years


later the U.S. Congress


authorized the channel deepening project, making the BIH eligible to receive federal funding. The project may cost


upwards of $350 million, with construction expected to commence in 2020. The port expects to pay for the project with a combination of public, private and federal funds. Demonstrating confidence in


the public-private partnership (P3)


strategy, NextDecade


Corporation, owner of the proposed Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction plant at the port, announced a landmark agreement with the BND April 24th, agreeing to pay 100% of the deepening project from the western boundary of its lease site along the ship channel to the


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capabilities. It is realistic to expect that we will be moving 40% of our overall cargo volume by rail by 2022.” 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 (six stacks) began this month; and phase IV (six stacks) is set to begin in September. “We are on our way to another volume record for fiscal year 2019 and closely monitoring the trade environment for any effects that additional tariffs may have on our business as we go forward,” Reinhart said. “These unforeseen changes are always of concern, but we are very optimistic about the long-term success of The Port of Virginia. To help ensure sustainability in the near- and long-term, we are working to diversify our cargo mix and this strategy will serve as a hedge during challenging trade environments.”


channel’s offshore origin (more than nine miles) – or more than half of the deepening project. NextDecade’s part includes perhaps the most challenging and costly portions. Other proposed port projects


are expected to join the P3, sharing the costs and benefits of deepening the channel. Completion of the channel is


deepening important in


attracting new business opportunities and allowing existing companies at the port to further expand their services. In addition, the port will be able to accommodate deeper draſt cargo vessels carrying heavier loads, which translates to a greater economic impact per vessel for the region.


ABC, CLA join air cargo booking platform cargo.one


In a major move for the industry,


leading cargo


airlines AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) are entering into a global partnership with air cargo booking platform cargo.one to become the first all-cargo airlines to make their capacities available for digital booking with instant confirmation. Through the partnership, ABC


and CLA will be able to market their global capacities to cargo. one’s rapidly growing base of


hundreds of freight forwarding companies digitally. Forwarders of all sizes will in turn be able to search for, compare and book offers of ABC and CLA. “Offering our capacities on


cargo.one enables us to meet customers’ growing demand for digital solutions and to give forwarders of all sizes access to our large global


freighter


network,” said Robert van de Weg, VP Sales and Marketing for Volga-Dnepr Group. David Kerr, CEO of CLA notes


that being capable now to better reach small and medium-sized forwarders through cargo. one will also help the carriers increase their short-term capacity sales and thus load factors, to grow even more sustainably. The move to partner up with


cargo.one is highly welcome by freight forwarders. Hauke Langert, CEO Airfreight at Skyline Express International, commented: “Gaining faster and more efficient access to freighter


capacities is a real game- changer. Cargo.one now allows us to have 24/7 access to CLA and ABC capacities and enables us to serve our customers and partners based on real-time rates.” Moritz Claussen, managing


director and founder of cargo. one added: “We are very excited to enable this industry-first. ABC and CLA are spearheading innovation for all-cargo airlines to become more digital and thus customer centric. And,


News Roundup


Air Canada Cargo recently launched service between Vancouver and Paris and beginning July 3, will have widebody service between Montreal and Bordeaux. These flights are in addition to regular widebody service to Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Nice. Air Canada Cargo also recently launched service between Paris and Vancouver and beginning July 4.


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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded contracts to WTA Aviation and Swissport in Israel to support the launch and growth of the airline’s new daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv, which commence on 25th September. WTA will be responsible for selling the 20 tonnes of daily cargo capacity onboard Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330-300 flights. Swissport will provide cargo handling services for the airline at its modern 21,000 sq. mt. warehouse terminal at Ben Gurion International Airport, which is fully equipped with temperature controlled cold and chill rooms as well as dedicated areas for valuable goods, DGR and live animals, and provides real-time technologies to optimise cargo build and for shipment tracking.


In a major step forward in the development of a new world-class airport, the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) has reached agreement with Munich Airport International GmbH (MAI) to operate and maintain the $2.7 billion Terminal One now under construction at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). EWR Terminal One LLC, a 100-percent subsidiary of MAI, will oversee operations, maintenance and concession functions once the terminal is completed. Terminal One is replacing the outmoded Terminal A and is scheduled to be fully operational by 2022. The operator also will be making short-term customer enhancements in Terminal A until that terminal is closed.


Luſthansa Cargo has honored Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with its ‘Best Cooperation Global’ award in recognition of its exceptional cooperation and quality worldwide service partnership. The award was presented to WFS’ CEO Craig Smyth at Luſthansa Cargo’s second annual Supplier Awards in Munich.


Eznis Airways of Mongolia has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as cargo ground handler for its new Ulan Bator-Hong Kong services. The airline is now operating every Monday, Thursday and Sunday; flight time is approximately 4 hours 40 minutes, and the airline is deploying its B737 passenger aircraſt on the route.


Virgin Atlantic Cargo has ordered 14 Airbus A330-900neos, with an additional six as options. The new planes are designed to be 13% more fuel and carbon efficient than the A330-300 they replace and will deliver a 50% reduction in airport noise contour. Over a ten-year period, 2014-2024, the fuel efficiency of Virgin Atlantic’s fleet will have improved by 32%. The order, valued at $4.1billion, is a crucial step in Virgin Atlantic’s fleet transformation program that will see 100% of the airline’s planes replaced over a ten-year period.


CHAMP Cargosystems has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab. The consortium won the award for their Augmented Reality for Air Cargo Warehouses project. The project increases efficiencies in ground handling operations from freight acceptance to palette build-up with the use of augmented reality hardware. The award was announced earlier today at Air Cargo Europe 2019 in Munich.


they are now able to access the untapped market of smaller and medium-sized forwarders that were previously not able to book with them. This will help them to further up their sales and load factors across their


networks.” The offering of ABC and


CLA capacities is planned to go live later this summer aſter completion of the integration of the carriers’ in-house systems with cargo.one.


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