b'18American Journal of Transportation ajot.comACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1Maersk will build eight 16,000 OTEU ships powered by methanol ONNEESSHHIIPPBy Stas Margaronis, AJOTA.P. Moller-Maersk announcedmeterswideandwilllookC onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooon December 8th that it will besignificantlydifferentfrom buildingeight16,000twenty- what has been seen before for foot unit (TEU) container shipsanylargercontainervessels: poweredbycarbon-neutralThecrewaccommodation methanolwithanalterna- andbridgewillbelocatedat tive capability for low sulphurthebowtoenableincreased dieselfuel:Today,weintro- container capacity. The funnel ducethedesignofoureightwill be in the aft, and only on groundbreakingandindustry- one side of the vessel, thereby leading16,000 TEUcontainerprovidingfurtherspacefor vesselspoweredbycarbon- cargo. This separation between neutralmethanol,announcedaccommodationandfunnel PalleLaursen,chieftechnicalwillalsoimproveefficiency RORO Customer Serviceofficer, A.P. MollerMaersk. when at the port. A SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE 877-918-7676He said the new ships to beLaursensaidthemakingCuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday Export Customer Servicebuilt by Hyundai Heavy Indus- ofthistooknearlyfiveyears,FROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO 800-225-1235triesinSouthKorea,comesandcrossingunchartednavalTO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Export Documentation withaninnovativedual-fueldesign territory. To enable thisANTWERP 1620 18888-802-0401engine setup that can operate onnewdesign,severalchallengesDUBLIN 12Import Customer ServiceBELFAST 13 methanol and conventional low- had to be addressed: GTEBORG 21888-802-0403sulphur fuel. With fuel capac- Firstly,crewcomforthadHAMBURG 13 17 15 22 Logisticsity, the vessels will be able toto be ensured with the accom- LE HAVRE17 866-821-7449completeanentireround-trip,modationplacedinthismoreLIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & CollectionsforexampleAsia-Europe,onexposed location. LONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747green methanol. Moreover,adequatehullROTTERDAM11 20Laursen explained: Uniquestrength was also a key param-totheindustry,thisdesignetertosafeguard,withthe allows a 20% improved energyaccommodation block normally efficiencypertransportedcon- workingasahullstiffener tainer,whencomparingtothewhen placed further backwards.industry average for vessels inNew arrangements for life-this size. Additionally, the entireboatsandnavigationallights series is expected to save aroundhad to be developed.one million tons of annual CO2New cameras will be deployed emissions, offering our custom- tosupportthecaptainsview ers carbon-neutral transportationwhen navigating.at scale on ocean trades. The first vessel is scheduled Hesaidthenewshipsto be in operation at the begin-will be 350 meters long, 53.5ning of 2024.Port of Oaklands Wan & Brandes see recovery in sailingsBy Stas Margaronis, AJOTAfter experiencing a declineand Warehouse Union.in ocean carrier sailings over theWan said the Port is work-last several months, the Port ofingwiththeBidenAdminis- APM Terminals will become the operator of the newly planned container terminal and intermodal rail facility.Oaklandisstartingtoseeantrationtoattractmorefederal uptick in sailings and volumes,infrastructure investment dollarsNew APM Terminals in Plaquemines shows accordingtoPortofOaklandto help the Port improve traffic executive director Danny Wan. flows and reduce delays. importance of Gulf ports and marine highwayWanwasaddressingtheThe current congestion crisis Propeller Club of Northern Cali- at U.S. ports argues for marine fornia on December 7th. stakeholders to add their voicesBy Stas Margaronis, AJOTHe ascribed the loss of sail- and encourage federal and state ingstothedecisionbyoceangovernmentstoinvestmoreSandy Sanders, executive director, PlaqueminesAPM Terminals is a subsidiary of A.P.Moller-carriers to by-pass Oakland aftermoney in ports. Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD), says theMaersk, which also owns Maersk the Danish ocean experiencing long delays at theThe problems U.S. agricul- Ports planned APM Terminal will demonstrate thecontainer carrier.Ports of Los Angeles and Longturalexportersfaceobtainingimportance of Gulf Coast ports as means of reduc- In an interview with AJOT, Sanders summarized Beach.Theshipsheadedbackspace on ocean carriers is nowing port congestion while the Ports support of athe waterborne strategy for the Ports APM Terminal:to Asia as quickly as possible torecognizedasanationalprob- new Marine Highway service will demonstrate theIt has taken the pandemic to show us that the pick up more imports for trans- lem and not just a local problemadvantage of moving large numbers of container- supply chain is broken as a result of port congestion port back to Southern California. impacting California ports. ized imports and exports off congested highwaysand that we need to look at alternatives such as Gulf An additional problem wasWan introduced his maritimeand on to waterborne transport. Coast ports and moving more containers by water that earlier this year there weredirector Bryan Brandes, who pro- OnNovember17th,thePlaqueminesPort, and also giving Midwest customers better ocean insufficientlongshoreworkersvided details about improvementsHarbor and Terminal District, located South of Newshipping access through a modern container termi-at Port of Oakland terminals toin cargo volumes and the steps theOrleans, and APM Terminals announced a Letternal, without air draft restrictions (such as bridges), handle the increased volume ofPortistakingtoimprovetrafficof Intent, whereby APM Terminals will becomeon the Lower Mississippi with close proximity to shipsarrivingfrom Asiaandaflows and cargo-handling. the operator of the newly planned container termi- the Gulf.back-up of ships ensued similarBrandessaidthatdespitenal and intermodal rail facility. The APMTsmodalmixofcontainertrans-to that at Los Angeles and Longtherecentdownturninsail- The site for the new APM container terminalport is projected to be up to 40% by water with the Beach.Sincethen,morelong- ings, data covering the monthslocated in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana is on theremaining 60% to be split between rail and harbor shore workers have been trainedof January to October of 2021Mississippi River, 50 nautical miles from the Gulftrucking, Sanders said.thanks to a collaboration betweencompared to the same period forof Mexico. Sanders said that when he took over as execu-the Pacific Maritime Association(RECOVERYcontinued onThe full build-up for the container port is pro- tivedirectorofthePPHTDhesoughttobuild and the International Longshorepage 19) jected at $1 billion, according to a PPHTD official. (IMPORTANCEcontinued on page 19)'