b'6American Journal of Transportation ajot.comSPONSORED CONTENTPort of Boston readies to welcome megacontainerships from SE AsiaBy Paul Scott Abbott, AJOTWith a trio of new neo-Panamaxofracksforrefrigeratedcontain-cranes on their way, a recently com- ers. Also,backlandshaveexpanded pleted 50-foot-depth berth and a soon- to 130 acres from 100 acres, while a to-be-finished deeper harbor, the Port$75 million dedicated truck roadway of Boston is preparing to enhance itswas established in 2017, furnishing a position as New Englands preferreddirect link with the Interstate highway globalgatewaywithcapabilitiesforsystem while taking trucks off neigh-adeptlyaccommodatingmegacon- borhood streets.tainershipsfromSoutheast AsiaandA renovated gate complex, includ-other key worldwide markets. ing upgrades to the Tideworks Tech-ThePortofBostonisputtingnologyterminaloperatingsystemto the final pieces in place to be able toaccommodatefutureimplementation efficiently handle vessels with capaci- of an appointment system for trucks, ties of as many as 14,000 twenty-foot- should further efficiencies in moves in equivalent units, to the great benefit ofand out of Conley Terminal. The termi-importers and exportersand consum- nal, which is virtually free of conges-ersthroughout New England, Miketion, already offers typical truck turn Meyran, port director of the Massachu- times of 30 minutes while providingThree new neo-Panamax cranes, capable of efficiently working megacontainerships, are loaded setts Port Authority, told AJOT.highly personalized customer service. for transport to the Port of Boston at the manufacturing facility of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Asmorethan$850millionin(WELCOMEcontinued on page 23) Industries Co. Ltd., or ZPMC, the world leader in fabrication of such units.investments come online, with boosts from federal and state funding, New Englands only full-service container terminal is nearly big-ship ready.Multipleenhancements,includ-ingthenewBerth10with50-foot alongsidedepth,arealreadycom-pleted at the ports Conley Container Terminal,wherethethreeneo-Pan-amax gantries, en route from China, areexpectedtobeinoperationthis fall.Theharbordeepeningproject isaheadofschedule,withitsfullSPONSORED CONTENTcompletion anticipated next year. As theseimprovementsnearcomple-tion, Massport is grateful for Conleys loyal customers.Mike Meyran, port director of the Massachusetts Port Authority, looks forward to welcoming containerships with capacities of as many as 14,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units to the Port of Boston following completion of more than $850 million in infrastructure enhancements.n eo -p AnAmAxc RAnes ont heiRW AyThe three low-profile neo-Panamax cranes left the manufacturing facility of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., or ZPMC, in mid-April and are to arrive via vessel at the Port of Boston in June, with commissioning scheduled forSeptember. Withliftingheightsas high as 160 feet and able to reach across widthsupto22containers,thenew cranesaredesignedtocapablywork 14,000-TEU-capacity ships. They are to join six somewhat smaller ship-to-shore cranes already in place at Conley Ter-minal, New Englands only full-service facility for maritime commerce.Lastyearscompletionofthe 1,250-foot-long deepwater Berth 10 is the latest of several Conley Terminal improvements.Earlier,theterminal added four new rubber-tired gantries, or RTGs, for proficiently moving con-tainers within the facility, and it has implementedanexpandedsystem'