b'FEBRUARY 14 - MARCH 13, 2022DELAWARE RIVER PORTS 31(PUSHEScontinued from page 24) (POTENTIALcontinued from page 25)DC, that the pandemic had put the supplygroup of 10 turbines then has one of chaintothetest.Porcarirecalledthese cables coming out of it, bringing that President Biden had asked agen- it together [with others] into an off-ciesinFebruary2021toproduceshoresubstation.Thatoffshoresub-reportsidentifyingchallengestothestation then increases the voltage from supply chains for critical products and66KVtosomethingoverto200KV. critical industries.Later in June, theAnd the reason we do that is you have PresidentcreatedtheSupplyChaina lot less losses in the line by having a Disruptions Task Force at the cabinethigher voltage. level to use every government leverParticularlyifyoure30miles toaddressthenear-termdisruptionsoffshore, you need a substation there related to the pandemic. One area hethatwillpickupyourvoltageand asked the task force to focus on wassendthevoltageoutinoneortwo ports and trucking.cables for the whole farm to shore. Porcari said that by October theThen onshore, you connect that to a Presidenthadbroughttogetherthecontrol substation. nationslargestretailers,ports,andSo,thetechnologyforthese labor, and earned commitments fromdynamic 66KV cables already exists. alltomoveforwarda24/7supplyThetechnologyfortheoffshoreWind energy blades are offloaded at the Port of Wilmington, indicative of the broadening cargo chain system, also working with portsexport cable already exists. The tech- base at the Delaware seaport, operated by Gulftainer unit GT USA Wilmington.to propose fees on ocean carriers thatnologycalledtheinnerarraycable(ACTIVITYcontinued from page 30) feet of which is refrigerated.were leaving import containers at thethatdaisychainsthecablestogetbananas,juicesandrolledpaperbutCruise noted that the Port of Wilm-POLA and POLB for too long. Thethe turbines together already exists.also with seasonal shipments of nearlyington recently completed and renewed fees resulted in a 40% reduction inWhat doesnt exist today is the high6 million cases of Moroccan clemen- its Safe Quality Food, or SQF, certifi-long-dwellingcontainersatthosevoltage dynamic cable from a float- tines and 12 million cases of Chileancation and U.S. Coast Guard security two ports.The Port of Savannah hasingsubstationtotheground,andgrapes. Such commodities take advan- audits with flying colors, citing the alsoseenadropinlong-dwellingthats being worked on as we speak.tage of the ports 1 million square feetyear-round vigilance of port employ-containersandshipsatanchorout- Thats what is left.ofwarehousespace,850,000squareees and stakeholders.side its port. Retailers moving their cargo during off-peak hours have also helpedremoveemptycontainers.E B R A T I NWhenbottlenecksemergeintheE L Gglobal supply chain, it can take moreCtime for goods to reach store shelves, whichcanleadtopriceincreases. ThatswhythePresidenthastaken suchaggressiveactiontoalleviate1920-2020theseblockages,andweveseenO Esignificantprogress,Porcarisaid,F SERVICnoting thatwe were able to sus-tain a record-breaking holiday shop- SUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!ping season.Both POLA and POLB announced in January a new fee on long-dwell-ingemptycontainers,buildingonSince our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:thesuccessofthefeeimposedonbeen providing our global customers a long-dwellingimportcontainersinpremier level of service through superiorOn-site Storage and Multi-modalNovember.This should help furtherhandling and performance, technologicalDistribution Servicesunclog our ports, Porcari maintained.advancements, and a perpetual eye Customer Access to 24 hour Inventory TrackingTheadministrationhasbeenalsoon customer satisfaction. Also, we offer oneStandard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are availablemonitoring potential Omicron-relatedof the most cost effective and reliable laborSpecially engineered Lifting Geardisruptionsatportsoverseasandatforces in the North Atlantic.Container Transloading from / to Rail or Truckhome while working to prioritize the On-site service provided by 2 Class Imovement of medical supplies at theWe have the ability to accommodate aRail Carriersnations ports.variety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk, Nowinitsthirdyear,thePortcontainer and forest products. OurEfficient Distribution to Two Thirds of the InfrastructureDevelopmentPro- distinction, is based on our ability to closelyUnited States and Canadian populations within gram(PDIP)hasalreadyawardedcoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing48 - 72 Hours $492 million for 32 projects withinand Distribution Logistics. its first two years. The program sup-portseffortsbyportsandindustry stakeholders to improve facility and freightinfrastructuretoensurethe nations freight transportation needs, present and future, are met, the objec-tive being to improve ports capacity and efficiency. ChrisConnors,President/CEOFOR MORE INFORMATION of the Association of American PortsCONTACT US AT:Authorities(AAPA),whorecently attended the meeting of the SupplyJH STEVEDORING, INC. Chain Task Force and CEOs with the2147 South Columbus Blvd. President,highlightedtheextraor- Philadelphia, PA 19148dinary efforts by the nations portsTEL: 215-218-3060FAX: 215-218-3078tokeepfreightmovingandeaseWEB: www.jhstevedoring.comcongestionwhilehandlingrecord containervolumeleadinguptothe PENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. holiday season.2147 South Columbus Blvd. Connors has said that it is impera- Philadelphia, PA 19148tive for freight program funding to beTEL: 215-218-3000100% multimodal. The industry wasFAX: 215-218-3043thrilled that the Biden administra- WEB: www.pennwarehousing.comtion and the Republicans are actually mentioning ports.The word port had not been previously heard. We alwaysheardalotabouthighways, bridges,tunnels,schools,allvery important but we never heard about ports, he said.'