b'ai160079800013_Heavy Load.pdf 1 9/22/2020 2:06:40 PM12American Journal of Transportation ajot.comCMYCMMYNiche carriers transporting wind energy components are having a busy year on the St. Lawrence Seaway.photo credit: Paul Beesley CYCMYProject cargoes surge on SeawayKBy Leo Ryan, AJOTCOVID-19maybenegativelyThis broad mix of origins high-impactingoverallglobalshippinglights the accessibility of HWY H2O butthebinationalSt.Lawrencefromallglobalmarketsandhow Seawayisontrackforoneofitsthesystemcanservemanymarkets best years in history for project car- throughouttheheartlandofNorth goes, due notably to a sharp increaseAmerica. For importers of over dimen-inwindenergycomponentsmovingsionalcargoesthisreducesbottle-through the system that connects thenecks and provides them with a fluid AtlanticOceantoNorthAmericassupply chain, reducing the number of industrial hinterland. times their cargo is handled, while in Totalvolumeyeartodateistransit, Hodgson said.70,000+ MT compared to 26,000 MTAmong various U.S. ports on the for the same period last year, BruceGreatLakes,Buffalohasreceivedmarylandports.com | 1.800.638.7519 |Hodgson, director of market develop- five shipments of wind turbine com- Governor Larry Hogan MDOT Secretary Gregory Slater MDOT MPA Executive Director William P. Doylement of Canadas St. Lawrence Seawayponentsoverthelastfourmonths ManagementCorporation,toldthefrom South Korea and Germany for AmericanJournalofTransportation.the 27- turbine Cassadaga Wind Proj-Machineryandgeneralcargoship- ect south of Buffalo. (DEVELOPINGcontinued fromenvironmental review.mentshavebeensteady.IndicationsThe Port of Monroe in Michiganpage 10) In April 2017, New Jersey Gov-are that this trend should continue foris recording a stellar project season,energyareasoffshoreNewJersey.ernor Phil Murphythen running for the balance of this navigation season. handling 14 vessels delivering a totalThe winners of the leases were U.S.officepromisedtotargetconstruc-Weareseeingimportsfromaof560windturbinesegmentsfromWindInc.,whichhassincetrans- tion of 3.5 gigawatts of offshore wind numberoforigins:Brazil,Mexico,Becancour, Quebec for General Elec- ferreditsleasetoEDFRenewablesenergy capacity by 2030enough to China,India,Korea,Thailand,Bel- trics wind energy efforts in the state. Development, Inc., and RES Americapower 1.5 million New Jersey homes, gium,Denmark,Germany,Italy,At the Port of Duluth, nine shipsDevelopments Inc., which transferredpart of a broader strategy to achieve PortugalandSpain,heindicated.loaded with wind components visitedits stake to Ocean Wind, LLC, a sub- 100% clean energy by 2050. In Janu-DestinationsarevariedthroughthetheClurePublicMarineTerminalsidiaryofrsted.rstedandEDFary 2018, Murphy signed an executive systemandincludeThunderBay,through Aug. 31, contributing to whatRenewablesarecurrentlyworkingorder directing relevant state agencies BurnsHarbor,Buffalo,Ogdensburg,couldbearecordcampaignforthethroughtheBOEMprocess,whichto formulate the processes required to Duluth, Chicago, Erie and Monroe.renewable energy cargo. includesgeologicalsurveysandanrealize those goals.SabinaanticipatesthatNJBPU willbeawardingsolicitationsfor wind power every couple of years, which will assure industry stakehold-ers,includingportdevelopers,that this is not a flash in the pan, but that thereisconsistencytothebusiness. They can then turn around and build it up.Itwilllikelytakesixtoseven years from the time a NJBPU solici-tationisawardeduntilawindfarm comesonline.Thatwouldputthe first wind farm offshore New Jersey to become operational in late 2023 or early 2024. Thewindenergysupplychain representsaneconomicdevelop-mentenginethatisexpectedto createthousandsofjobsinopera-tions, maintenance, manufacturing, andlogistics.Wethinkthisisa great opportunity for new business andeconomicgrowthforSouth Jersey, said Andy Saporito, Execu-tive Director and CEO of the South JerseyPortCorporation.Itwill alsomeanmoremaritimeactivity on the Delaware River.'