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trade while building upon


remarkable contributions to the socioeconomic wellbeing of the region we serve,” said Vanessa Baugh, chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority. The record 57,255 TEUs of


containerized cargo moving across Port Manatee docks in fiscal 2019 was up 49.3% over the preceding 12-month span, while container tons rose more than 40%, to an all-time peak of 535,176. Contributing to the gains were increasing trade of Port Manatee-based World


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pineapples from Latin America to Port Manatee for more than three decades. Overall, Port Manatee cargo


Sustained strong volumes for longtime tenant Del Monte Fresh Produce are among key contributors to Port Manatee’s record containerized cargo figures. (Port Manatee photo.)


Direct Shipping, which began cross-Gulf service with Mexico in late 2014, and sustained


Tel Aviv Joins Virgin Atlantic’s Growing Cargo Network


Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport recently with a full


payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network. The new daily Airbus A330-


300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as fast connections with Virgin Atlantic’s network serving major gateways in the United States, Israel’s biggest trading partner. With strong support expected


from freight forwarders, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is confident of gaining a healthy share of the market, which produces high volumes of pharmaceutical, ecommerce, express and valuable shipments as well


1st Georgia RR in Modern


Era Anchors New Dual-Rail Served Industrial Park


Affiliates of Denver-based OmniTRAX and The Broe Group have signed A&R Logistics as lead tenant


option to lease the remaining space. “The project includes


to


anchor the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH), a master- planned, 2,750-acre industrial park


with the capacity to


accommodate up to 18 million square feet of industrial space. OmniTRAX is the master


developer of the industrial park owned by Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (ECIDA). The 12- year A&R lease secures approximately 610,000square feet of the park’s initial one- million square foot build-to- suit project and includes an


building Georgia’s first industrial switching railroad with dual Class 1 connections in more than 50 years and will help us drive Effingham County growth for many years to come,” said BREG Executive Vice President Reagan Shanley. OmniTRAX also will


construct more than seven miles of park-serving rail infrastructure, a multi- customer centrally located OmniTRAX rail yard and a 200+ car dedicated rail yard for A&R. This rail infrastructure will connect SGIH tenants to


the only two Class I railroads serving the southeastern United States – CSX and Norfolk Southern. With


its strategic


location near both the Class 1’s and the Port of Savannah, SGIH optimizes logistics efficiency to deliver tenants some of the lowest operational costs in the country. Completion of the project construction and development is forecasted for Q4, 2020. “With


the ability to


accommodate industrial operations and corporate campuses, Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub will provide world-class operational efficiency and supply chain access to North America and the world,” said OmniTRAX CEO Kevin Shuba. “SGIH combines the best of Savannah’s build-to-


cargo


as high-tech products, fresh produce and other general cargo. Dominic Kennedy, Managing


Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tel Aviv to our network. It


is an important


cargo route and we have been extremely encouraged by the level of interest and bookings for both our direct services


strong volumes for Del Monte Fresh Produce, which has been bringing bananas and


between London and Tel Aviv and the U.S. connections we now offer over our London hub.” Virgin


Atlantic’s cargo


capacity ex Israel is being marketed by its GSSA partner, WTA Aviation, while Swissport is providing cargo handling services in Tel Aviv. In October, Virgin Atlantic


further expanded its long- haul cargo network by recommencing daily London- Mumbai services. In early 2020, the airline will begin its first operation in South America with a new daily London-Sao Paulo route.


Turkish Cargo inaugurated its sixth B777 Freighter on October 6 when the aircraſt took off from Everett Paine Airport in Seattle and landed at Ataturk Airport in Turkey. The aircraſt can fly at a range


of 9200 kilometers and falls under the new-generation freighter category capable of carrying 102 tons and equipped with a high level of fuel saving and technical safety. Taking delivery of the first


Boeing-777F freighter, which has many substantial benefits in terms of operational costs, efficiency and reliability in intercontinental journeys, in 2017, Turkish Cargo will have a total of 8 Boeing-777 Freighters by 2020. Developing and reinforcing


continuously its fleet of 344 aircraſt including 24


suit industrial land with dual Class 1 rail service, convenient highway infrastructure and easy, efficient access to the Port of Savannah.


SGIH is poised


to be the eastern seaboard’s premier industrial park, and A&R is the ideal anchor tenant to


demonstrate the supply


chain advantages that SGIH offers.” A&R Logistics’ Savannah


Gateway Industrial Hub facility will house a multi-line production center to support its logistics operations that serve leading plastics producers worldwide. A&R’s global export operations will include receipt of inbound materials, packaging and outbound shipment to international destinations. “Our customers are some of the largest chemical companies


Water canon salute to Turkish Cargo’s sixth B777F. (Turkish Cargo photo.)


in world with very complex supply chain requirements,” noted A&R Logistics President and CEO Mark Holden. “SGIH’s dual served park provides the ideal site and service to support our customers’ needs.” Savanah Gateway


Industrial Hub’s development supports


the Georgia Port


Authority’s freight growth goals by providing a major solution for the market’s dire need for warehouses and industrial property while further cultivating regional port-based commerce. The park development is the collaborative result of a large consortium of community partners from local, county and state officials. With the nation’s largest


single container terminal located 12 miles away in


Savannah, SGIH’s development is also the gateway to economic and industry growth.


Port of Savannah consistently attracts the largest ships with the largest number of sailings and first stop advantages. “At


the Georgia Ports


Authority, demand for rail service is outpacing the rate of growth for overall container trade, which itself has seen record volumes,” said GPA Chief Commercial Officer Cliff Pyron. “To stay ahead of demand, the Authority is conducting a $220 million expansion of its rail infrastructure. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal will be the largest on-dock rail facility at any port in North America, allowing Garden City Terminal to grow overall volumes without congestion at the truck gates.”


freighters, the global air cargo brand keeps growing with accomplishments. According to the data obtained by WACD, the international air cargo data provider, in August, Turkish Cargo has increased its tonnage rate by 7.5 percent, ranking 7th across the air cargo market which has shrunk by


-7.1 percent. Maintaining its sustainable


and accomplished growth with air cargo operations at more than 300 destinations including 88 direct cargo destinations at 126 countries across the world, Turkish Cargo aims to be one of the top five global air cargo brands by 2023.


tonnage in the just-ended fiscal year reached a record 10,081,743, a 6.2% gain over fiscal 2018. The port’s largest sector, liquid bulk, including petroleum products and juice concentrates, saw a 5% boost, to a peak of 6,514,807 tons, while dry bulk tonnage was up 13.7%, to a record 2,239,965. Granite and limestone led the dry bulk surge, rising 28.9% to 824,199 tons. “Port Manatee is privileged


to continue to literally and figuratively fuel the Southwest Florida economy,” said Port Manatee’s executive director, Carlos Buqueras. He noted that most of the record 474,458,292 gallons of petroleum products moving through the port in fiscal 2019, up 12.5% from fiscal 2018, goes to supply gas stations throughout the region. “Moreover, Port Manatee’s


persistent broad-based growth is indicative of our ability to supportively serve the full spectrum of longtime customers while attracting


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vibrant new business as well,” Buqueras said. Located “Where Tampa


Bay Meets the Gulf of Mexico,” Port Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanded Panama Canal, with 10 40-foot-draſt berths serving container, bulk, breakbulk, heavyliſt, project and general cargo customers. The port generates more than $2.3 billion in annual economic impact for the local community, while supporting more than 24,000 direct and indirect jobs, without levying ad-valorem taxes.


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