b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(TARIFFScontinued from page 20)of the Corpus Christi Port, the nations fourth largest deep-water facility with international access, major railconnectionstotheUSandMexico,besides beinghometoSteelDynamics,Cheniere,Exxon Mobil/Sabic, etc. Culbertsontoldthiscorrespondentthathis agencyattractedinvestorsfromtheU.S.and around the world.We offer cheap natural gas and deep-water port, he said, adding that the region offers tax abatement rising to as much as 100% when construction is carried out at the site. Tariffs have not yet impacted traffic, but we have seen a slowdown in projects, he said. Another agency participating in the GSDF was RO/RO warehouse barge Crimson Clover docked at Portthe Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Part- Pablo Diaz, the VWEDP President/CEOCanaverals North Cargo Berth 6(Photo: Canaveral Port Authority) nership (VWEDP) which also includes the Warrenchemicals, etc. Our truck traffic alone exceeds 250,000 County Port of Vicksburg, Mississippi.The Porttrucks annually, Diaz said in an interview.Steel pro-Great Lakes East LLCranks as the 15 thlargest inland port in the US, basedducers, he said, appreciated the ports development, as on million tons transported.also the incentives and attractive conditions offered to looks to Port CanaveralThe Port is a designated Foreign Trade Zone, Portset up steel mills in the region.of Entry, and maintains a US Customs Service to pro- Participants privately told the American Jour-for enhanced import/ cess cargo from as far as Australia and Japan, accord- nalofTransportationthatdomesticsteelprices ing to Pablo Diaz, the VWEDP President/CEO.could likely rise significantly as imports become export service The Port of Vicksburg provides rail, barge, andmoreexpensive,andsupplytightens.USmills truck servicesand also connects with the deep-watermay increase production, but capacity constraints Leading breakbulk barge service operatorPort of New Orleans for access to the Gulf of Mexico.suggest they cannot fully meet the rising demand. moves Florida operations to Port CanaveralThe Port handles a variety of bulk and break-bulk mate- USsteelconsumingindustrieswouldfaceinfla-to strengthen supply chain performance rials including steel, aluminum, ores, fertilizers, pellets,tionary pressures. In a strategic move aimed at better serving its cus-tomers, leading breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East(GLE)announcedithasrelocateditsFlorida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly import/export service to San Juan, P.R. GLE will operate the 5,800-toncoveredRO/ROwarehousebargeCrim-son Clover for the service and port partner Canaveral Cargo Terminal Operator GT USA will serve as ste-vedore and manage terminal operations. PortCanaveralstrivesforexcellenceinall facetsofouroperations,includinggrowingour cargo business. This is a win-win scenario for our Port and partners by diversifying our cargo portfolio and delivering long-term value to a growing cus-tomer base, said Capt. John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO. GLE recognized Port Canaverals multi-pur-pose berths, commitment to service and easy access to Atlantic shipping lanes to provide their customers withstrategicadvantagesforenhancedefficiency and improved supply chain performance.OperatingfromPortCanaveralsNorthCargo Berth 6, Crimson Clover is equipped with two side ramps to support roll-on/roll-off operations, making thevesselwell-suitedforawiderangeofcargo, includingrollingstock,oversizeloads,andhigh-and-heavy equipment. Transported commodities will includeforestproducts,lumber,andsteel,serving manufacturers,distributors,contractorsandproject cargo clients that rely on dependable, Jones Act-com-pliant service between Florida and Puerto Rico.CustomersoftheGLEPortCanaveral-based servicewillbenefitfromimprovedtransittimes both northbound and southbound with no appoint-ments required for cargo deliveryoperations are conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. The servicealsoofferssignificanttechnologicaland operationalupgradeswithenhancedcargoscan-ningcapabilities,improvingbothaccuracyand processing speed.As part of their overall serviceHEAVY LIFTINGenhancement, GLE has also deployed a more pow-erful tugboat to help improve transit time and ensure greater consistency in barge scheduling and depar- DONE RIGHTture reliability.(ENHANCEDcontinued on page 26)Our cargo-handling capabilities save time and money. Let the port thatworks be your gateway to North America and beyond. 1000 Foust Road, Brownsville, TX 78521(956) 831-4592(800) 378-5395portofbrownsville.comCrew loading lumber onto warehouse barge Crimson Clover, docked at Port Canaverals North Cargo Berth 6(Photo: Canaveral Port Authority)'