b'38American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comACL AJOT_SailSchedule_Irish_ACL6/7/2410:27 AMPage 1PSA Penn Terminals continues to invest in efficiency NORTH AMERICA & IRELANDPSA Penn Terminals capital expansion plan tran- JUST GOT A LOT CLOSERsitioning to electrification to boost efficiency and improve environmental footprint.By Andrew Meadows, AJOTWedgedbetweenportsyearforPSAPennTer-in Wilmington, Philadelphia,minals.InSeptember,the and Camden, PSA Penn Ter- portreceiveditsthirdLieb-minalsmakesitapointtoherr STS crane, complement-stayaheadintheDelawareing the two commissioned inOur New Container Service To Ireland River cargo shuffle. 2018. During the year, PennCuts Days Off Your Transit TimesTheEddystone,PAfacil- posted a solid performance ity, owned by Singapore globalof357,000TEUs.Addi-port operator and logistics gianttionally,hesaidPSAPennNORTH AMERICA DUBLIN BELFASTPSA International, is undertak- Terminalsunderwentarig- Port Departure Arrival Transit Arrival Transitingacapitalexpansionplanorousauditprocess,earning designedtotransitionittoboth PrimusGFS and CCOFNew York Wednesday Sunday 18 Monday 19electrification while improvingOrganic Certification. Baltimore Saturday Sunday 15 Monday 16efficiency. PSA Penn TerminalsTheportalsolaunchedNorfolk Monday Sunday 13 Monday 14handles a diverse array of con- amulti-phasecapitalexpan-tainer, breakbulk, project cargo,sion plan. The focus is transi- Halifax Wednesday Sunday 11 Monday 12and reefer cargo. tioningfromareach-stacker WithexpandedcranemodeltoanElectricRub- USA & Canada Toll Free: 800-ACL-1235capacity, the terminal is well- ber-TyredGantry(eRTG)[email protected] system.The first phase of this ingcargovolumeswhileupgrade will be completed in maintainingefficiencyand2025,Brennansaid,signifi- (CONVERSATION to fill in the essential infor- said of the program.reliabilityforshippinglinescantlyincreasingthroughputcontinued from page 29) mation of each quote, other-and cargo owners, said Johnwithinitsexistingfootprint.[members]tocommunicatewiseyouarenotpermittedwca worldM eetingsBrennan, president and CEOFuture phases will continue toon a single platform, and alsotosendit.SothatmakesOneofthecornerstones of PSA Penn Terminals. Weenhance capacity in responsearatemanagementsystemsureyourenotgettinganoftheWCAworldnetwork operate in a highly competi- to growing customer demand. thats linked to all the airlinesincompletequote.Becauseistheirgroupmeetings.At tive environment, surroundedAlongsidetheinstallationand shipping lines. So, thosean incomplete quote leads tothis writing, the WCAworlds bywell-establishedports,of the eRTGs, the terminal isare our two main digital prod- disputes down the line. 14thWorldwideConfer-requiringcontinuousinvest- installingareefercontaineructsweproduceundertheAndbeyondjustdefus- enceisscheduledtotake ment in efficiency, infrastructure,racking system, designed withFreightoScope brand. ingpotentialdisputesitplaceinDubai(25Feb.-andcustomerservice.PSAa 7-deep by 5-high configura- Toexplainhowdigi- helpspreventtesting1Mar), which is the premier PennTerminalsembracestion, across 10 bays. This setuptalproductsaredevelopedofrateswhereyourenotannualconferenceforthe this challenge by prioritizingwill accommodate 350 refriger- aroundmembersneeds,really serious about a quote,network. These meetings are strategicinvestmentsinourated containers, Brennan said. Marchsaid,Illgiveyouyou just want to benchmarkeasilythebiggestgather-people,infrastructure,andIn addition to the eRTGaniceexample,thequota- youropposition.Youcaningsofindependentfreight environmental stewardship. upgrade,PSAPennTermi- tionsystemwedeveloped.only send it to a select fewforwarders in the world and Withoutthecomplexi- nals plans to switch from itsSo,before,quoteswerentmembers,sothatmeansits growing.As March says, ties of a landlord-port model,current fleet of jockey trucksalwaysstandardizedItwhenyougetaquote,youItsunbelievable,isntit? we can make strategic invest- toElectricPrimeMoverswasemailsbackandforth.know: A, its serious, its notAgain,whenIstartedwe ments more efficiently, adapt- (ePMs). PSA Penn TerminalsUnless you could track mul- abenchmarkingexercise,got to the point where we got ing swiftly to customer needselectricity is sourced entirelytipleemails,itcouldgetaandB,youregoingtogetto 1,000 and we thought that and industry trends. This flex- from renewable energy, Bren- little lost, confused. And youfull information to allow youwe cant get any bigger than ibility enables us to continu- nansaidwhichensuresthehadmemberswhowouldtoprovidethatquote.Andthat. And now were knock-ously enhance our operations,shift to electric-powered oper- blanket RFQ, 50, 100 mem- thatagainisanefficiency.ing on the door of 5,000. It expandcapacity,andintro- ationsdeliversrealenviron- bersinacountry,which Instead of 30 emails, its ongrowseachyear. Again,the ducesustainablesolutions,mental benefits. wasteseveryonestimeone quote. You can track thatnumbers will be a few hun-ensuringthatweremainaByreplacingdiesel-pow- Itsnotveryefficient.So,quote, you can refer to it atdred higher this year, so its reliable and forward-thinkingeredvehicleswithelectricwe developed the quotationanytimeinthequotationanother record-breaking year. partner for our customers. (INVEST continued onsystemonastandardizedsystem,andbothmembersAnd it just shows that desire Lastyearwasabannerpage 40) format basis, where you havehaveaccesstoit,Marchfor forwarders to meet face-to-face and trust their partner andcreaterelationshipsis still very strong.AndforMarchandthe WCAworld,itvalidatesthe success of the programs that havebeenputinplaceto help the members. As March says in summing up the work oftheWCAworld,What weve built is the blocks to really allow our members to have a lot of the benefits of beingamultinationalin other words, offices in every location,so,youcanser-viceanypartoftheworld, butwiththeirbenefitsof personal service and a high degreeofcustomercon-tacts and satisfaction. So, if I can sum it up, ideally, we have the reach of the multi-nationals combined with the superior service levels of the smaller companies.Forfurtherinformation about WCAworld: www.wca-world.com'