b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(PROJECTScontinuedcontainerizedcargosuchasthefacilitysupgradedyard from page 24) forest products by 20%. Thewill feature 97 acres of newly Enstructure for the lease andagreementincludesa$136pavedasphalttoaccommo-developmentof79-acresofmillion lease with JAXPORTdatetallerstacksofloaded waterfrontpropertyatJAX- over the term of the contract. containers, with the capability PORTsTalleyrandMarineIn December of 2023 theto further expand the terminal Terminal.Port also passed an importantto 120 acres as needed.Enstructure is the parentdevelopmental milestone. SSAIn2025,thefacilitywill companyofJacksonville- Marine has reached the half- beabletoaccommodate based Seaonus Stevedoring,waypointina$72millionnearly 500,000 TEU annually, acurrentJAXPORTtenantprojecttoexpandandmod- a 150% increase over its cur-operating35-acresofadja- ernizetheSSAJacksonvillerent throughput. The increased centspaceatJAXPORTsContainer Terminal. LocatedcapacitywillbringJAX-Talleyrandterminal.Sea- at JAXPORTs Blount IslandPORTstotalTEUcapability onushasbeenaJAXPORTMarineTerminal,theSSAacrossallterminalstomore tenantfor27years.Com- JacksonvilleContainerTer- than two million TEUs annu- Royal Caribbean Internationals Allure of the Seas docked at Port binedwithitscurrentacre- minal project is a public-pri- ally,approximatelydoubleitsCanaverals Cruise Terminal 1(Photo: Canaveral Port Authority)age, the new agreement willvate partnership between thecurrent throughput.provideEnstructurewithaport and SSA Marine. ofhigh-qualityOSBply- Theofficialribbon-cut-total of 115 acres at the Tal- Thephasedconstructionp OrtC anaveral wood from Latvia, equivalentting opening of Port Canav-leyrand terminal. projectbeganin2022,withThe Port of Canaveral isto 4,189 bundles for Krono- eralsNCB3tookplaceon Enstructurewillbeginthe company completing fourknownmostlyforitscruisespan USA, the Alabama-basedJune29,2023,markingthe leasing the new acreage in lateof the projects eight phases,shipcallsitisarguablymanufacturer. successful compeletion of the 2025 when the current tenant,including installing upgradedthe busiest cruise port in theMike Noyes, President of$48millionPortCanaveral SoutheastToyotaDistribu- terminal lighting and a rede- UnitedStates,(arguablyasAmbassadorServicesInter- CargoBerthRehabilitation tors,relocatestotheportssigned terminal gate system, asit flip flops for the title withnational(ASI),aterminaland Modernization Project.Blount Island Marine Termi- well as paving nearly 40-acresPortMiami)andwasvotedoperatoratPortCanaveral,InJulyof2023,Port nal.The79-acreTalleyrandwithheavy-dutyasphalt.Sixthe Best US Cruise HomeportemphasizedthesignificanceCanaveralbeganthenext property will be a mixed-usenew outbound truck lanes areof 2023.ofthisachievement,stat- phase of the $37 million berth facility with the flexibility toalso currently under construc- ButPortCanaveralising,Theactivationofthismodernizationproject,which movemultiplecargotypes,tion and scheduled to open inmorethanacruiseport.Innewberthisamonumen- entailedthedemolitionand includingbreakbulk,dryFebruary 2024, with improve- Julyof2023thePortcele- talleapforwardforcargosubsequent rebuilding of North bulk,vehicles,andcontain- mentstotheterminalssixbrated a landmark event withoperations at Port Canaveral,Cargo Berth 4 (NCB4).The ers.Theagreementcallsforinboundlanesscheduledforthe arrival of the Saga Welcobenefitingtheentiremari- project will add an additional Enstructure to develop at leastcompletion in late 2024. vessel,theSagaMorus,thetimecommunityandsig- 880-feetofmodernbulkhead 200,000squarefeetofnewCurrently, the SSA Jack- first ship to dock and unloadnalingapromisingfuture.adjacenttothenewlycom-on-terminalwarehousingatsonvilleContainerTerminalattheCanaveralsreno- Under the agreed terms withpleted NCB3. NCB4 has a com-Talleyrand.Theadditionalfeatures newly rebuilt berthsvatedNorthCargoBerth3Kronospan, ASI will receivepletion date in mid to late 2024. warehousingwillincreaseand a 47-foot deepwater ship- (NCB3). The 650 foot breakanannualsupplyof64,000Back in November 2023, Capt. JAXPORTs on-terminal cov- ping channel. bulkvesselcarriedapproxi- cubicmeters,withsixship(PROJECTScontinued on ered capacity to handle non- Upon completion in 2025,mately11,000cubicmetersarrivals expected each year.page 28)x MARKS THE SPOT FOR GLOBAL SERVICEFOLLOW THE MAP TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WHERE YOULL DISCOVER:A 47-foot deep harborDirect services to/from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America156M square feet of industrial space100+ truckingrms and low backhaul rates40 daily trains aboard Class I, regional and on-dock railFind the U.S. port youve been seeking at the crossroads of the nations rail and highway network, and seamlessly connect your cargo and your customers today.JAXPORT.COM+1 (800) 874-8050'