b'34American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comMOL Group bunkering vessel operated using biodiesel fuelMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.duringcombustioncanbe (MOL)announcedthatthereduced.BDFsuppliedfor bunkering vessel Techno Star,the vessel is used by increas-ownedandoperatedbyitsing mixing ratio with Class A group company MOL Techno- heavy fuel to more than 30% Trade,Ltd.(MOLTech)hasfirsttimeinJapan,which beensuccessfullyoperatedisexpectedtoreduceCO2 using biodiesel fuel (BDF) sup- emissions by 25-30%.plied by Aburatou Shoji K.K TheMOLGroupseta In addition, Nippon Kaijitarget of achieving net zero Kyokai (Class NK) certifiedGHG emissions by 2050 in thatnitrogenoxygen(NOx)MOLGroupEnvironmen- A ship becoming a rocket landing platform, a pipe-laying craft and a ro/ro vessel moor at the Port of Pensacola.emissionsfromthevesseltalVision2.1announced(BUSTLEcontinued fromaggregateandbulkcementBayOystershatcheryanda during BDF combustion arein June 2021. It calls for anpage 20) being primary commodities. StreamlineBoatsofNorth-withinemissionslimitssetinitiativeonAdoptionofCity of Panama City and BayAtleasedportfacili- westFloridapleasurecraft byinternationalregulationsClean AlternativeFuelstoCounty. The FedEx facility isties, Offshore Inland Marinemanufacturingfacility,with includingtheMARPOLachieve this target, position- anticipatedtosupportmoreisconvertinga630-foot- thelatterleaseagreement Treaty. This is the first certifi- ingbiomassasaneffectivethan 200 local jobs. long vessel, Jacklyn, into acallingforthecompanyto cation by Class NK in Japan. alternativetofossilfuels.landingplatformforBluecompleteconstructionofa BDF is a biomass energyThegroupworkscontinu- P oRT ofP enSaCoLa Origin space rockets, whilepair of port warehouse build-resource,whichexhaustsally not only to reduce GHGAttheFloridaPanhan- marine maintenance, repairings. And the New York Yacht carbon dioxide (CO2) duringemissions from its own oper- dles northwest tip, the city- andoverhauloperationsClub AmericanMagicteam combustion,buttheplantsations, but also to meet theownedPortofPensacolaincludethosetakingplaceisanticipatedtoonceagain that provide its raw materialdemandsbycustomersandcontinuesbroadeningitson Subsea 7s Seven Arcticlease space this year to serve absorbCO2andreproducesociety at large to protect theactivitymixwhileincreas- pipe-laying vessel. as training center for compe-biomass,soCO2emissionsglobal environment. ing cargo volumes, with GEThePortofPensacolatitioninthe37th Americas WindEnergycomponents,also is home to the PensacolaCup, to be held in 2024.(EASEcontinued fromtics market has many diverse page 13) combatants.and 0.7% respectively.Themainplayersin Alloftheaboveleadsthisgamearecontainercar-Jonestobelievethat2022riers,existingoldlogistics isshapinguptobeanothercompanies/forwarders, new congestedandfrustratingdigitallogisticscompanies/year for global supply chains.forwarders, terminal operators Importersandlogisticsser- aswellasdiversifiedcargo vices providers need to viewowners(suchasAmazon this as a longer-term situationand Alibaba). This is a battle and plan accordingly.which began several years ago Gold agrees that import- andisnowheatinguprap-ers need to take a longer-termidly. Thepandemichasled view of their supply chain andto an astronomical injection to learn the lessons of the pan- ofcapitalintothelogistics demic,oneofwhichshouldsector,andwewillthere-bethattheycantreturntofore see the battle take on aTwo container gantries commissioned in 2020 by the Port of Fernandina are part of cargo-handling infrastructure at pre-pandemicoperationsifmuch larger scale in the yearsFloridas northernmost port. andwhenCOVIDsubsides.aheadthroughacquisitions(ENJOYcontinued from40feetalongitsberths,nowto-shore gantries in 2020, and Instead,hesaid,thepriorityand investments. It is still toopage 20) boastsregularvesselservicesitiscontinuingtoaugment should be to continue to lookearly to call out the eventualpercentgaininwoodpulpfrom four major breakbulk car- its 380,000 square feet of on-at creating more stability andwinnersandlosersofthisvolume. riers and offers connections todock and off-port warehouse resiliency for the future. game by name, but the onesLocated just to the southEurope,Asia,Brazilandthespace offerings, with an eye tolikelyfacethestrongestoftheFlorida-Georgialine,West Coast of South America. toward attracting further ship pressurewillbethesmall-the Port of Fernandina, whichThePortofFernandinacalls as vessel operators seek (BENEFITScontinuedand mid-sized forwarders. recentlydeepeneddrafttocommissioned a pair of ship- uncongested alternatives.from page 33)Coastshippingdisruptions in the event that the Interna-tionalLongshoreandWare-house Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)donotreachagree-mentonthenextlongshore contract that expires in 2022. Jensenalsonoted:the battle for logistics will elimi-natethousandsofsupply chain participants by 2030.In a LinkedIn, he explained: AsIhavebeenoutlining onmanyoccasions,weare witnessing a major battle for positionwithinthelogistics space.Recentlythelargest deals we have seen have been containercarriersacquiring logistics assets.However,Jensennoted anewinvestmentbydigital logisticscompanyFlexport: Thisnewfundinground announcedbyFlexportpro-vidingthemanadditional investment of almost a billion USDservestounderscore thatthebattleforthelogis-'