b'18American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(MOREcontinued from page 14) throughput is moved by rail, underlining retrieving and delivering them automati- DPWorldscommitmenttosustainable cally for onward transport. freight transport.T Hrivingl ogisTicsP Ark has evolved into anandThe hubs second rail terminal pro- Weve Got Everythingvidesscopeformorefrequentservices That DP Worldlonger trains and additional routing end-to-endlogisticssolutionsprovideroptions to inland terminals and logistics meansLondonGatewayismuchmorehubs across the UK. afifthweeklyYou Need To Keep than a state-of-the-art port terminal. Earlierthisautumn, Itsfast-growinglogisticsparkisfrequencywasaddedtoarailservice the largest facility of its type in the UK.for containerized cargo between the DPYour Cargo MovingAround half of the more than nine millionWorld-run Port of Southampton, on the sq. ft site has already been developed. AtUKs south coast and London Gateway, a the beginning of the year, it welcomed itsdistance of 120 miles.first two manufacturing firms as tenants. The inter-port rail corridor allows DP Its proximity to major road and railWorlds two UK deep-water ports to work motorway networks ensures quick accessintandemandprovideavalue-added tothemassiveconsumermarketsoftransitsolutiontoshippingagentsand London and the southeast of the UK. forwarderswithcontainerslandedat LogisticsindustryleaderssuchasSouthampton loaded on to trains bound DHL, CEVA Logistics and COSCO areforLondonGatewayslogisticspark located at the park and also UPS whosewhich serves as a distribution hub. The Londonparcelhubuseshighlevelsofrail freight mode also means fewer trucks automation to distribute packages inboundoncongestedroadsandareductionin from Europe. CO2 emissions.More than 500 people operate out of the UPS facility which has the capacity toB reAkBulkc APABiliTies From Ship To Shore process 28,000 packages an hour. Besidesitscorecontaineractivity, aThis summer, DP World announcedDP World also offers an industry-lead- To Rail To Warehouse,landmarkcollaborationwithTesco,ing breakbulk service for customers at aleadingUK-basedretailer,tobuildaLondonGateway,enablingtheefficient high-tech, low-carbon distribution centertransport of cargo of all shapes, sizes, andWe Keep Your Cargo Moving.at London Gateway by 2029. weights without the need for disassembly, Tesco has teamed up with retail-cen- a group spokesperson explained. As your cargo enters the New Orleans Terminal facility via vessel, truck, barge or rail,tric supply chain systems specialist Witron,AtLondonGateway,ourhighlyit is handled and transported quickly and cost-e\x1fectively. Services include stevedoring and provision is made for the center to pro- trainedloadandlashanddischargeand terminal operations, container marshalling,container freight station, equipment,cessdrygrocerycommodities,allowingteams tailor this unique service to eachThe New Orleans Terminal facility provides stevedoring and terminal Tesco to meet enhanced green targets. individualcustomer,withmaxliftingoperations, container marshalling, a container freight station, equipment, warehousing and an intermodal on-dock rail. Every customer is accommodated with Another grocery retailer, Lidl, alreadycapacitiesof95tonsattheport.Thiswarehousing and an intermodal on-dock rail. We provide each and everyhas a warehouse at London Gateway serv- capabilityisparticularlybeneficialforconsistent, professional and seamless service that they expect from a world class customer the consistent, professional, seamless service that is expecteding its stores in the southeast of the UK. industrieshandlingoversizedcargo,marine terminal facility.A 10-year Local Development Orderespeciallythemotorsportandnaturalfrom a world-class marine terminal facility.(LDO), approved earlier this year by theresource sectors.local council, facilitates further expansionThespokespersonadded:The1New Orleans Terminal, LLC and job creation at the park in the long- billionexpansionofLondonGateway50 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 New Orleans Terminal, LLC term.Fast-trackplanningpermissionsisexpectedtoincreaseourcapacityto504-648-6211www.notml.com also allow businesses to swiftly build newhandle,load,andtransportbreakbulk50 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 ContainersBreakwbulkGwwener.notmlal Car.cgoom es facilities in response to demand. cargo. Future investment in new terminal504-648-6200equipment,suchasMafi(roll)trailers,StevedoringTerminal Operationss usTAinABlef reigHTm ode will also ensure that larger cargo can beContainersBreakbulkGeneral Cargoes 25%ofLondonGatewaystrafficstored more safely and efficiently. StevedoringTerminal Operationsthis administration. Its a priority for us. uarythroughOctober,werestillabout 4percentagepointsaheadoflastyear, Z eroe mmisionT rucks which means that were still on a record On process of transitioning to zeropace.WethinkNovemberandDecem-emissiontrucksHacegabasaid,Andberobviouslywillslowdownasthey we will continue to do everything thattypically do this time of year. And this is wecanhereinLongBeachtoleadwhy were optimistic that were going to onthisissueandacceleratethetran- close out 2025 either on par or just above sitiontothesezeroemissionstrucks.2024,whichwouldputusonanother Forexample,therearenowover100record-breaking year.truck charging stations that are publicly available inside the Port today. P ierB o n -d ockr AilP rojecTUdating the work being done on the uP/ns r Ailm erger PierBon-dockrailproject,henoted, HacegabacommentedthatontheConstruction of this project is proceed-projectedimpactoftheUnionPacific/ ing swiftly and its on track to be com-NorfolkSouthernrailmerger,Ithinkpletedbythescheduleddatein2032. thatanythingthatminimizesbarriers,Oncecompleted,thisprojectwilldra-that reduces speed to market, that reducesmaticallyenhancetheefficiencyand delays, anything that can help keep cargosustainability of cargo flow at the Port flowingefficiently,withoutdisruption,of Long Beach. And it will also enable withoutinterruption,couldbeagoodusinallofourterminalstoincrease CAT being discharged from a vessel at DP World London Gateway thing for the supply chain. ourcurrenton-dockrailutilizationby 50%. Next year we plan to add six new (GATEScontinued from page 14) (COURSEcontinued from page 16) A griculTurAle xPorTs locomotive tracks and were on track to income on services but with the lockdownwerecarryingforwardtoexploretheOnprospectsforrenewedagricul- double the capacity of the yard by 2028.this number dropped to 61% and the othermarket and potential partnerships with thetural exports with China, Hacegaba out-seven percent shifted into goods, whichprivate sector on how we can bring greenlinedthedealspotentialcommentingi nTernATionAlT rAnsPorTATionkept the global supply chain afloat. How- hydrogen to our Port. that Under the trade agreement that wass erviceT erminAlever, the impact of the tariffs has slowedreached a couple weeks ago, China com- Hacegaba also said of the work going the flow of North American imports ando ffsHorew ind mitted to purchasing at least 12 millionon at International Transportation Service exports while globally the world is stillAddingontheTrumpadministra- metrictonsofUSsoybeansthisyear.terminal, In July, International Transpor-movinggreaternumbersof TEUs.OnetionscancellationofoffshorewindAnd that would be followed by 25 mil- tation Service broke ground on its new expression of this sea-change is for theprojects and the impact to the Ports pro- lionmetrictonsofsoybeansannuallyterminal expansion aimed at developing first time-ever, China had a larger tradeposedPierWindoffshorewindport,from 2026 through 2028. I think theresmore space to stack cargo containers. This surplus with Europe than with the US.We think that offshore wind is a piecegreat potential for the following couple of$365 million investment will provide it As Murphy explains of the chang- in that broader puzzle that can help getyears. I think that gives our farmers somewith an additional 19 acres of space and ing global trade patterns, We are livingus to energy security. Thanks to the Cal- certainty about how much product theyrea contiguous 3,400-foot-long wharf that now in a bifurcated world. Where theifornia Energy Commission, the Port ofgoing to have to grow in order to meet thewillenablethisterminaltoservice restoftheworldisactuallygrowingLong Beach received a $20 million grantdemand of this reemerging market. theindustryslargestcontainervessels. quite strong. Growth rates of six to 8%to help with the design and the commu- Simultaneously,thisprojectstrengthens [which]isasIsaidstronggrowthnity engagement, some of the early phasel ongB eAcHv olume thenationssupplychainbyinvesting incontainershipping,anditsatthesteps in developing a project of this mag- HacegabainreflectingonLonginfrastructure in the right way using local expense of North America. nitude. Energy security is a priority forBeachsportvolumessaid,FromJan- labor and US made materials.'