b'NOVEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 18, 2022BREAKBULK QUARTERLY 31(LASTcontinued fromin breakbulk has been drivencapacityrecoverydoesnot(POLICYcontinued fromtohaveacommercial-scale page 27) by a flight from container ship- return, and rates remains ele- page 30) demonstration plant qualified us,saidAlexStrogen,theping,thequestionbecomesvated through 2024. Effortsto the 1,600 degrees used inby around 2026. ports chief commercial offi- howlongthatphenomenontoimproveterminalfluid- blastfurnaces.TheironisBecause of the steel indus-cer, and provides predictabil- canlast.Asthepost-pan- ityproveunsuccessfulandthen converted to steel usingtrys outsized contributions to ity and stability in our work.demiceconomynormalizes,chronic congestion becomesexistingEAFinfrastructure.emissions, decarbonizing the Both the new customers signedU.S.consumerspendinghasthe norm. Electra says its process over- industry on a global scale is three-yearcontractswiththeshifted back to services fromSomehopeforthecon- comes two challenges for theregarded as critical to achiev-port,symbolic,accordingtogoods.Containerimportstainersectorcomesfromasteelindustry:theprojectedingtheParisAgreements Strogen, that they have lostfromChinafellinOctober,recent Drewry report, whichfutureshortageofhighergoaloflimitingwarmingto faith in the container side ofaccordingtothelatestDes- saw improved conditions forgrade iron ores and hydrogen1.5degreesCelsius.That the equation.cartes figures, by 5.5% fromcontainer terminals in Northsteelmakingsrequirementforaccounts for the new invest-Port Tampa Bays strongSeptemberand22.8%fromAmericabeginningintheore with iron content of 67%mentsingreensteelmaking, growth in its breakbulk busi- 2022shighin August.Thatsecondhalfof2022.Thator above.whichwilllikelybefurther nessisattributable,accord- trend could become more pro- observationwasechoedinElectrasprocessintakesincentivized by the U.S. gov-ing to port spokesperson Lisanounced if the U.S. economytheDescartesNovemberoreswithironcontentasernmentsrequirementsfor Wolf-Chason,toFloridasheads into recession. reportwhichnotedmorelowas35%,saidSandeeplow-carbonsteel.Consid-rapidexpansion,especiallyA recent McKinsey reportwidespreadreductioninNijhawan,thecompanyseringthathydrogen-based intheTampaBay/Orlandostudiedseveralcontainer- port delays. But the data alsoCEO.Ourelectrochemicalandotherinnovationsare I-4 Corridor region, the fast- shippingscenarios,thebestreaffirms,thereportsaid,process refines iron ore at astillyearsfrombeingcom-est growing part of the stateof which would not see pre- thatitwillbesometimelowerprocesstemperature,mercialized,andaslongas and one of the hottest indus- pandemicconditionsreturn- before the pressure on supplyreplacing coal with intermit- BuyCleandoesntinclude trial markets in the country.ing before the third quarter ofchainsandlogisticsopera- tentrenewableenergy,andacatalogofwaiversand Lumber is a rapidly expand- 2023.Otherscenariosposittions begins to lift. In otherdisplacingcommercialoresexemptionsasisfoundin ing breakbulk commodity inthe normalization of capacitywords,itslikelythatcon- with lower-grade ores that areothergovernmentprograms, Tampa Bay, growing by overby late 2023 or early 2024, buttainershippingwillrecovercurrentlytreatedaswaste.domesticproducerswill 160% in 2022.Other break- with freight rates still elevatedlater rather than sooner, andElectra will complete a pilotlikely benefit from the Biden bulkincreaseshavebeenwellabove2019levels.Inthat will benefit breakbulk ingreen-ironrefiningplantinadministrationspolicyat seeninbaggedcementandthe worst-case scenario, fullthe interim. 2023inBoulderandplansleast for the time being.perishables.b reakbulkf acilitiese xpandinglastBreakbulkfacilitiesareWE KNOWexpanding, some with the $17 billion in United States gov-ernmentfundingapproved yeartowardimproving portinfrastructure. ThePort InfrastructureDevelopmentPEOPLEProgram will play an impor-tant role in modernizing port infrastructure and increasing capacity at breakbulk ports, said Sad Chick, director of corporate affairs at the Port of Beaumont, Texas. The PIDP, Chick predicted, will stream-line the granting process, and will result in more efficient movement of breakbulk and other cargoes. ThePortofGalveston, whichhandleswindcompo-nents and has seen an increase in breakbulk refrigerated car-goes, is moving forward with two projects totaling $50 mil-liontoexpandacreageand infrastructure,reportedport CEORodgerRees.Those developmentswillinvolve fillingtwooutdatedslipsto gain18.6acresandincrease dockspaceby2,200linear feet and to extend rail to the waterfrontfordirectship-to-rail cargo transfers.InSeptember,theTioga MarineTerminal,amulti-purpose facility which handles much of the breakbulk cargo at the Port of Philadelphia, won a$20.3millionfederalgrantMexicomadeeasy.for a new 100,000 square-foot warehouse,withconstruction tobeginin2024.Thefund-ing, from the U.S. Department ofTransportationInfrastruc-tureforRebuildingAmerica (INFRA) program, will help the portmeetagrowingdemand andattractmorebusiness, said Theobold. Tioga in recent monthshasseenincreasesin pulp, project cargo, steel, and lumber products. h owl ongw ill the 1000 Foust Rd., Brownsville, TX 78521(956) 831-45921-800-378-5395b reakbulkb ooMl ast portofbrownsville.comTo the extent that growth'