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gases. The latest


reduction in g reenhou s e exhaust


gas scrubbing technology is installed, resulting in 52% reduction of SOx emissions. While


the propulsion achieving nearly and


power plant engines are all certified TIER III compliant —


66% reduction in NOx emissions per


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FEU carried, when compared to the vessels built in 1989-1991. “Today marks one more


way we are providing fruit with a reduced carbon footprint as part of The Dole Way promise,” stated Nelson Montoya, president of Dole Fresh


“DOLE MAYA is not only very economical in fuel and energy


consumption, but also meets the strict present-day emission mandates


that demand a


substantial reduction in CO2, SO2 (SOx) and NO (NOx) gases.” This introduction of


Fruit North America.


environmentally conscious technology in ocean shipping assets is complemented by Dole’s programmed replacement of the existing


container fleet with acquisitions of new modern equipment that are extremely energy efficient, reducing power consumption from 6KW to as low as 2KW per FEU depending on carriage mode. These achievements, along with the numerous social responsibility and sustainability projects


implemented and underway, puts Dole in the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement, and highlights their ongoing commitment to conduct business responsibly through the entire supply chain from farm to plate, with respect for the planet and its inhabitants. GT Wilmington


has its seen them


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own robust corporate social responsibility strategy, which has


introduce


newer, environmentally friendly cargo handling equipment, water recycling, waste reduction and energy conserving programs across their terminals, which will benefit the terminal and the surrounding communities.


Gov. John Bel Edwards, Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy D. Christian, and Lineage Logistics President and CEO Greg Lehmkuhl recently announced that the company will build a $42 million expansion of its Jourdan Road cold-storage facility in New Orleans East, where Lineage plans to create 50 new direct jobs. One of two major Lineage


facilities at the Port of New Orleans, the cold-storage complex at Jourdan Road along the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal will grow from 160,000 square feet to 304,000 square feet. The governor stresses how the value-added exports of Lineage Logistics will continue to strengthen Louisiana’s $1.6 billion poultry


industry, including nearly 300 commercial broiler producers throughout 11 parishes. Shipments from the existing


and expanding cold-storage facilities of Lineage Logistics draw upon multiple Louisiana poultry producers, including hatcheries, feed mills, broiler complexes and processing plants. In 2020, Lineage facilities in New Orleans partnered with the Port of New Orleans to export 380,000 tons of poultry to global markets. The expansion will support imports of fresh produce as well. “This expansion is critical,


due to increasing worldwide demand for U.S. poultry, primarily from Angola, Cuba, Hong Kong, Mexico and Taiwan,” said Mike McClendon,


Lineage’s president of International Operations and executive vice president of Network Optimization. “Lineage and Port NOLA have worked closely on this project


to accommodate


growing volumes and new lines of export agriculture commodities, and a growing trade of fresh produce imports.” Lineage represents


the largest network of t emperatu re- control led warehouses


globally, with


more than 340 strategically located facilities offering over 2.1 billion cubic feet of capacity and spanning 15 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America. In New Orleans, the company operates


Luſthansa Cargo sets future course with Frankfurt airfreight center


Luſthansa Cargo is pushing ahead with the modernization of its logistics center: The airfreight company recently signed one of the highest- volume contracts in its comprehensive infrastructure program. The detailed planning and realization of the new central high-rack storage system, the centerpiece of the Frankfurt hub, will be implemented with the German mechanical engineering company Bleichert Automation GmbH & Co. KG in the future. “With Bleichert Automation,


we were able to gain experienced experts in the field of warehousing and material handling technology who will


support us with individual and custom-fit solutions,” explains Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s COO. “By continuing the successful cooperation with our logistics general planner agiplan, we now have a high- performance team on board for the realization phase and can move forward in large steps towards construction.” Luſthansa Cargo will further


develop and renew the logistics center at its home hub in Frankfurt on a modular basis. The transit high-rack storage system, which will be around 40 meters high in the future, with four aisles over 13 levels as well as a multi-level distribution axis along the production areas, forms the centerpiece of


the renewal of cargo handling at the Frankfurt hub. The new building will further improve handling times at Luſthansa Cargo’s central


location and


increase efficiency. This means a higher turn-over rate, smoother transport processes and an improvement in service quality for all customers. Construction and


commissioning will take place


in several stages,


with realization of the high- rack storage system and the first part of the material distribution axis planned between 2022 and 2025. The complete modernization of the Luſthansa Cargo Center is scheduled for completion in 2029.


Aerial image rendering of Lineage Logistics’ planned expansion of the Jourdan Road cold-storage facility in New Orleans East. (Lineage Logistics photo.) Aerial of the Jourdan Road cold-storage facility in New Orleans East, where Lineage plans to expand.


two cold-storage and blast- freeze facilities that have the capacity to blast-freeze


2.8


million pounds of product to zero degrees in 24 hours. To secure the expansion


project, the State of Louisiana is providing $10 million in capital


outlay funds, while


the Port of New Orleans is providing $2 million and Lineage Logistics is investing the remaining $30 million in capital


for the


Quality Jobs Program. “Port NOLA is elated to see


this project move forward,” said port President and CEO Brandy Christian. “Poultry exports have traditionally been a strong segment of our cargo portfolio and, due


to worldwide demand, cold-storage


project. The company also is expected to utilize Louisiana’s


we see poultry and other temperature-sensitive cargoes as critical to Port NOLA’s future.” In 2020, Lineage acquired


New Orleans Cold Storage as part of its acquisition of


Emergent Cold. The port and New Orleans Cold Storage opened a new 140,000-square- foot, blast-freeze facility in 2012 at the Henry Clay Avenue Wharf upriver, adding 1.25 million pounds of daily blast- freeze capacity and 38 million pounds of storage capacity for frozen goods. That capacity is in addition to the Jourdan Road site. “The benefit of this project


cannot be overstated,” said Commissioner Mike Strain of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. “Between


30 percent and


40 percent of the poultry exported through this facility is produced and processed at Louisiana commercial broiler farms, and the Lineage project is critical not just for Louisiana’s poultry industry, but for our soybean farmers as well. Soybeans feed our poultry industry, and our poultry industry feeds the world.” Lineage’s expansion project


is projected to be complete in the second quarter of 2022.


Port Freeport breaks ground on Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project


Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, celebrated a historic milestone on April 8, 2021 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, a federal cost-shared initiative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The channel is being dredged from its current 46 feet to depths ranging from 51 to 56 feet. The channel deepening


project has been a strategic initiative for Port Freeport for many years, receiving Congressional


authorization


in 2014. The area’s ongoing industrial expansion fueled by the production of shale oil and


gas and the Port’s proximity to fast-growing populations have intensified the need for


this project. Port Freeport was one of


two seaports nationwide to receive a “new start” designation in February 2020 for


construction.


commencement of In


June,


Freeport entered into a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the USACE, and the first dredging contract was awarded in


September. The estimated


total cost of the project is $295 million, of which the federal government share is $165


Port


million and Port Freeport as the local sponsor will contribute the remaining $130 million to be funded by the 2018 voter- approved bond package. To date, Port Freeport has received $43.9 million in federal funding for the project. The project will take five


approximately years to


complete, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Port Freeport being created by the voters of Brazoria County, who in 1925 recognized the importance of diverting the Brazos River, so the region would have a reliable, deep-water port for the movement of commerce.


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