b'14American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(CENTENARIANcontin- project and bulk cargoes.ued from page 8) TheS-serieswasfol-seriesofsixmulti-purposelowedbytheD-,F-,and vessels from the Miho Ship- M-series,deliveredbetween yardinShizuoka,Japan.2008and2012.Recently Atotalof59vesselswerethe fleet has grown with the builtbyMiho,startingwithH-seriesandP-series,the the L-series and followed bylatter equipped with 800 met-seven more series of vessels.ric-toncranecapacitiesand The first four series con- 1,400 metric tons in tandem sisted of ships that were morelift.Twodynamic-position-or less identical, said Dah- ingB-typevessels,them.v. men-Verkade,butthesub- Brouwersgracht and the m.v. sequentserieswerealwaysBloemgracht,arecurrently slightlybiggerthantheirbeingbuilt,tobeequipped predecessors.Bymaximiz- with DP2, two cargo cranes Tide lifts all ships: MPVs boostedingdesignpossibilities,theof500metrictons,anda vessels were able to load theremovableautomaticgantry maximum in cargoes.crane for loading and unload-by dry bulk sector In the 1990s, Dutch ship- ing pipes. Twelve other new yardsregainedcompetitive- vesselsarealsocurrently ness,andSpliethofforderedbeing built.George Lauriat, AJOT 12 A-series, and later six ofWiththeacquisitionof nineE-seriesvesselsinthethe P-series vessels, said Dah-The dry bulk shipping market is experienc- types of freight, including cargo out of gauge,Netherlands.Thenewmil- men-Verkade,thenumber ing a boom market that extends from the largestlike wind power components. The downside tolennium kicked off with theofheavyliftsshippedhas classes of ore carriers down to even handy-sizedthe operation of MPPs is the constant demandS-series,builtinJapanandincreased. That prepares the carriers (see chart above). Multipurpose vesselsto find freight over multiple calls and routes Poland,whichfeaturedagroup to carry key cargoes of (MPVs or MPPs)ships that are self-loading andmixing and matching to meet the vessels ROI.newin-housedesignwiththe present and future, includ-under 60,000 dwtwhich are the workhorsesTheMPPsalsohavecompetitionforfiveside-loaders,three120ingwindenergyequipment. ofthebreakbulkindustryaresomewhatofanfreight from other sectors, notably container- metric-tondeckcranes,andWith the renewables sector operational outlier compared to other classes. Theships, which in low rate times are more thanflexible hold layouts.growing,saidDahmen-larger ships are largely dedicated to a single com- happy to stuff a typically break bulk freight The14S-seriesmulti- Verkade, we see an increase modity and are loaded and discharged at special- say agricultural products into a container,purposevesselsarestillin the number of renewables-ized facilities. Ore carriers like the Valemax classparticularlyonlightoutboundrouteslikeplying their trade, said Dah- related shipments.can exceed 400,000 dwt and run from Brazil toNorth America or Europe to Asia. This gener- men-Verkade.BecauseofThecompanyisalso China with virtually no backhaul.ates revenue and helps with container reposi- their side-loaders, the vesselsworking on reducing its own They operate on economy-of-scale concepttioningwhen freight rates are low. Similarly,are extremely suitable for thecarbon footprint. That, said whereoperationalflexibilityhaslittleimpor- Ro/Ro vessels compete with MPPs for out oftransportation of paper prod- Dahmen-Verkade,makes tance.Conversely,MPPsstressoperationalgauge lifts like yachts and wind power parts asucts, but also fit perfectly inSpliethoffreadyforitsnext flexibility with their ability to handle various(TIDEcontinued on page 18) thetransportationofbothcentury.South Jersey Port CorporationBULK | BREAKBULK | PROJECT CARGO ADVANTAGESWorld-Class Deep-Water PortsExcellent Highway & Rail AccessAlways Customer FocusedDiversified Cargo Handling and ServicesFOREIGN TRADE ZONE 142101 Joseph A. Balzano Blvd. Camden, NJ 08103 EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE AT OUR PORTSwww.southjerseyport.comSERVING THE MID-ATLANTIC HEARTLAND(856) 757-4969'