b'may 25 - june 21, 2020NOrth AmericAs trANsPOrtAtiON & LOGistics NewsPAPer 13For Baltimores Tradepoint Atlantic versatility is key ma ry lan d Po r t s 2 0 2 0Tradepoint Atlantic has embarked on one of the most ambi-tious industrial transformations in the U.S. as it converts 3,300-acres of a former steel mill into a logistics cluster. And the key to making it all work is the versatility of the site.By George Lauriat, AJOTTradepoint Atlantic in Baltimorethese cars from the East Coast.is one the most remarkable port proj- Kerry is expecting the first imports ects in the United States. And it onlyof vehicles to begin around the end of takesaquicklookatTradepointJuneorearlyJuly.Interestingly Atlantics map of recent develop- another 75-acres lies unoccupied ments to illustrate the point. next to the Volkswagen site and In July of 2019, Orsted U.Sbegsthequestionwhetherthe Offshore,theU.S.armoftheGerman automaker might expand. Danishwindpowerdeveloper,And were actively working on agreedtobuildastagingtrying to get somebody else areaforthedevelopmentorthem[Volkswagen]to of Orsteds Skipjack Windexpand,Kerrysaidofthe Farmlocated19.5milesadjacent site.off the Maryland Coast. On the mapTradepointsshortrailsystem, of Tradepoint Atlantics site is a littleTradepoint Rail (TPR), with 70-miles rectangular slice with Orsteds nameoftrackwindingthroughtheTPA,but Orsteds little sliver on the mapconnectswithClassrailproviders is a whopping 45 acres in sizeit is(VERSATILITYcontinued on just simply lost in the amazing 3,300page 14) mSC and aCL container vessels lined up along Seagirt Terminal at the Port of Baltimore.acres that TPA is developing. Coming to terms with the scale of the Tradepoint Atlantic endeavor illu-minatesboththepromiseandchal-lenge of the former Bethlehem Steel site. On one hand having 3,300 acres of waterfront property in the Port of Baltimore - or for that matter any East Coast portis astounding good for-tune,butthechallengeisbalancing thatgoodfortuneagainstthesocio-economic factors that go into building a sustainable logistics enterprise. And at its heart TPA is a highly diverseandversatilelogisticshub. For example, near the Orsted location therearepiersandbulkheadsbeing refurbished. Kerry Doyle, a Managing Director who co-heads the real estate development [along with co-MD Marc Salotti] in an interview with the AJOT said, Infrastructure speaks to the ver-satilitylong-termAndthatinfra-structure,thatupgrade[includes]the 2200 linear feet of bulkhead, as well as the 30-acre apron adjacent to that bulk-head and it is wrapping up in the next 30 days. [When] completely finished thatll allow us to do a whole host of things.One,wellbeabletodropa stern ramp anywhere along that 2,200 linear feet to offload auto carriers. toRUKERT + BALTIMOREL anD anDs eaThe importance of the ability handlero-roandbreakbulkshipsis essentialtotheclientsinvestingin the facility. For Orsted the access toRukert Terminals Corporation is the premier privately-owned thebulkheadallowsthemtohaveA WINNINGmarine terminal on the U.S. East Coast. Strategically amplespaceforhandlingnacelleslocated in the Port of Baltimore, we are proud to call and oversized turbine components forCOMBINATION the closest East Coast port to the Midwest and its theirwindpowerprojectsbothoff- manufacturing centers home.shore and onshore. And for a client likeVolkswagen,whichhasa115-acre processing facility, the access forRukert has specialized in handling dry bulk, break-bulk and ro-ro ships is critical.project cargo, since 1921. Services include stevedoring, As Kerry noted, Were nearingwarehousing, and transfer to and from vessel, rail or completion on the 115-acre Volkswa- truck. Our longevity can be attributed to our formula genimportandprocessingfacilityfor success: hire dedicated employees, work hard, and where theyll be doingtheir fit andreinvest the profits in the business have made.finishmanufacturingandimporting upwardsof150,000automobileson an annual basis. And theyre going to call this sort of their East Coast hub which makes a lot of sense and makesFor more information contactit one of the reasons why theyre will- Rukert Terminals Corporation at:ing to do that. Because operationally,410.276.1013 or visit rukert.comit makes more sense cost-wise given their network and having the rail that hitsmoreinlanddestinationswith'