b'32American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comlinecouldbeusedtobringCurrent developments and in steel to fabrication facili- futureplansforthePortof ties, and the expanded berthSalem represent one compo-can be used to barge finishednent of a larger SJPC strategy components for final assem- to position the southern New bly at the wind port. Jersey region and its ports to become an integral part of the g RanTing an eWV iSion nascent New Jersey offshore foRS aLeM windindustry.Weview But the $15 million dol- these various nodes along the larsnowbeinginvestedinDelaware River as part of a portredevelopmentwillcompletelogisticschain, notbeenoughtobringthatsaidDugan,thewindport vision to fruition. The grantsbeingoneandthePortof received were less than whatSalem being another.the SJPC requested, and thatSJPCs Port of Paulsboro necessitatedscalingbackalso has a place in this strate-immediate plans for the port.gic picture, with a facility to What was originally plannedmanufacture monopilespart as a first-phase wharf expan- of the foundation of offshore sion to 500 feet now stretcheswindinstallationscurrently Mediterranean Shipping Co.s MSC Mirella berths at PhilaPorts primary container-handling facility,to400feet.Planscallforunder construction there. The the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. eventuallyexpandingthePort of Camden could also be wharf to 1,250 feet. handlingsomewindcompo-(BOOSTcontinued from page 26) calendar 2021, including: Theportalsohadtonents imported from overseas, ing affiliate of Holt Logistics, as well as twoHandling739,323twenty-foot-equivalentscrap plans to acquire someaccordingtoDugan,which ship-to-shoregantriespreviouslyinplace;unitsofcontainerizedcargo,up15percentbacklandacreageandhadcould be floated by barge to and construction of hundreds of thousands offrom the ports 2020 TEU count; to put off dredging the four- the wind port or to the Port of squarefeetofadditionalon-dockandnear-Having an overall total of 7,062,523 metricmilestretchoftheSalemSalem. As for further redevel-dock warehouse space. tons of cargo crossing port docks, up 10 per- River that leads to the Dela- opment at Salem, Dugan said, Also, the port is benefiting from comple- centfrom2020andeclipsingthepriorpin- wareRiver.SeveralparcelsSJPC is pursuing additional tionin2020ofthe$500millionfederallynacle of 6,868,747 tons, reached in 2017; and of abandoned industrial realgrant opportunities.backed endeavor to deepen the Delaware River Moving 1,288,226 metric tons of breakbulkestatecouldbeputtouse channel to 45 feet at mean lower low water. goods, an increase of 19 percent from the prioras sites for wind-component PhilaPorts longtime director of marketing,record, set in 2020. fabrication facilities and for(BENEFITScontinued Sean Mahoney, told AJOT that he sees the latestIn 2021, the port handled nearly three timescargo marshaling activities. from page 30)statefundingnotonlysupportingbuildingas much steel tonnage and more than twice asThe big nut to crack isthats what the Port of Phila-of the SouthPort multipurpose berth but alsomany tons of cocoa beans as it had in 2020,thedeepeningoftheSalemdelphiaissogoodat,he increasing operational efficiencies and capac- while seeing volumes of wood pulp and lumberRiver,saidDugan.Withaadded. They want to know ity at the Packer Avenue facility and enablingeach rise 11 percent on a year-over-year basis. 16-foot authorized depth andwhattheircustomersneed development of even more warehousing. LittlewonderthatJerrySweeney,boardsix-feettides,theriverhashelp on.TheannouncementisnttheonlythingchairmanofthePhiladelphiaRegionalPortadequatedrafttoaccommo- Currently, Ship Philly First PhilaPort is celebrating this month. On Feb.Authority,proclaimedattheFeb.4fundingdate wind-component vesselsis working with PhilaPort in 1, officials reported that the port established aannouncement event, We can compete withat high tide, a situation thatefforts to bolster rail services number of new high marks in cargo activity inany port on the U.S. East Coast. presents obvious problems. throughtheport;tofortify Ideally, wed like to bringyardinstallationstosupport downthedepthanothertenhigher stacking of containers; (INVESTMENTcontinuedsaid.Ourdramaticcargothatkindofconnectivity.feet, said Dugan. That wouldandtoattractdirectocean from page 26) and jobs growth are a directThereisnotenoughroomalsogivetheportmoreflex- carrier service from Asia.success and job growth, too. result of his leadership. at the wind port for all of theibility with regard to handlingHonestly, the Port of Phil-In 2016, Wolf announcedmanufacturingrequiredforbulk and breakbulk cargo ves- adelphiaisprobablyatleast his Port Development Plan toregional offshore needs, hesels. But those plansas well30percentofTransGlobals redevelop underutilized areas(CHAINcontinued fromsaid.WeviewSalemasaas further wharf expansion andsuccess,Dillonsaid.The ofthePortofPhiladelphiapage 28) potentialmanufacturingandacreage acquisitionwill havegrowth of the portand the by investing more than $300advantage,especiallysincefabrication site for secondaryto await the availability of addi- relationshipswehavehas million in the ports infrastruc- the wind port will not enjoywindcomponents.Therailtional funding. just really gotten us there.ture, warehousing and equip-ment.Criticalinfrastructure investmentsincludedthe purchaseandimplementa- Large enough to serve you, small enough to care.tion of three new super-post-Panamax cranes at the Packer Avenue Marine terminal, theLarge enough to handle any tasknimble, building of two new state-of- creative, and motivated to actually do it.the-artwarehouses,andthe development of the SouthportOrigin to destination, your business is our Auto Terminal, the first newtop priority ! port terminal in more than 45 years.Sinceimplementing theinfrastructureimprove-ment plan, the port has real-izedrecord-breakingcargo volumes,nearly60percent container growth, and created thousands of new jobs.Among those joining the governor at the Port of Phila- Customs brokerage and Import Facilitation delphia for the announcement were the Port of PhiladelphiaGlobal Transportation, Forwarding, and Logistics Board Chairman Jerry Swee-ney,stateSen.NikilSavalAir FreightOcean Freight and Pennsylvania DepartmentFMC Licensed NVOCC ofTransportationSecretary Yassmin Gramian. Inthehistoryofthe PortofPhiladelphia,there399220 19106 has been no greater ally thanMarket Street, Suite, Philadelphia, PA Gov.TomWolfintermsofPhone:610-994-5060 www. 721 Email:Info@ 721capital investment, vision andLogistics.com Logistics.com consistent support, Sweeneywww.721Logistics.com'