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PortSide: Record gate moves boost port cargo this month
TIN news: As the Georgia Ports Authority is making plans for its newest intermodal initiative, expected to grow rail capacity on Garden City Terminal and expand the Savannah port’s market share into the Midwest, the addition of another gate at that same terminal has helped GPA break its own records for truck traffic this month.
During the first two full weeks of September, the Port of Savannah posted three all-time record days for truck gate moves, with nearly 11,000 trucks coming in and going out of the terminal each day.
The three record days occurred during the four-day week of Sept. 5, with 10,923 gate moves on Tuesday, 10,898 on Wednesday and 10,808 on Thursday.
The following week, the ports had four days of 10,000 plus truck moves — a first — and completed 53,251 moves for a total weekly record. The previous record for single-day gate moves — 10,439 — occurred on Aug. 30.
All of this, port director Griff Lynch was quick to point out, with no delays.
“The Port of Savannah handled this volume without congestion, thanks in part to our new Gate 8, which is handling approximately 15 percent of gate volumes,” he said. “We anticipate even greater reliance on Gate 8 after the Georgia Department of Transportation completes improvements to Grange Road between the gate and Jimmy DeLoach Parkway.”
Gate 8 — an eight-lane truck gate — opened in late January, simultaneously bringing online an additional 30 acres of storage for empty containers.
It’s all designed to facilitate the port’s unprecedented growth while maintaining the terminal’s reputation for efficiency.
“No other single terminal in the country has the capacity to move the container volumes that cross our docks at Garden City Terminal,” Lynch said. “With 1,200 acres and 48 truck lanes, the Port of Savannah is uniquely suited to handle the large cargo exchanges delivered by the bigger Neopanamax ships we’re now seeing.”
A Neopanamax vessel is one that is designed to fit through the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal. It is capable of handling up to 14,000 twenty-foot unit containers — or TEUs.
“Of course, move numbers like these would not be possible without the outstanding support of (President) Ricky Deloach and all the clerks and checkers of ILA Local 1475,” Lynch said.
All of which adds up to more shippers sending their cargo to Savannah, Lynch said.
“Our customers tell us that our ability to quickly transition cargo from ship to truck and on to its inland destination is a major reason they choose Savannah as a port of entry,” he said.
Another Hanjin ship in port
According to Vessel Finder, the Hanjin Miami is now in port at Garden City Terminal. The second Hanjin vessel to arrive in Savannah since the shipping line went into receivership in late August, the 7,500 TEU Miami sat for two weeks offshore of the Port of New York until the South Korean court released funds to pay the terminal and labor.
Tommy Stokes III, president of ILA Local 1414, said his organization’s national office has cleared the ship to be worked, meaning they have some or all of the money already in hand to pay their longshoremen. It was much the same with the first Hanjin vessel that came in earlier this month, Stokes said.
“It was originally held offshore until an agreement had been reached,” he said. “Even then, the containers were unloaded and held on terminal until everything had been paid.”
Maersk buying Hanjin?
Hopefully, we’ll be seeing more Hanjin vessels soon. Bloomberg is reporting that the South Korean court overseeing the receivership is considering a sale of the whole shipping line.
Choi Ung-young, a court spokesman, said they are giving other shipping companies priority in a potential takeover as the expertise that they can provide will be valuable to help the company survive.
Hanjin’s survival could be an imminent rather than delayed process, since Maersk Line is reported to be looking to consolidate operations and acquire the carrier.according to Port Technology journal.
Since the announcement, Hanjin’s shares have soared by more than 18 percent and are now valued at a little over $1 (US) per share.
Hyundai Merchant Marine recently expressed an interest in buying out Hanjin, however, with Maersk’s interest, it is likely that Hanjin will opt for a carrier with more financial security.
HMM has since announced the intention to create a ‘Mini Alliance’ with three other carriers in order to fill in the gap created by Hanjin.
During the first two full weeks of September, the Port of Savannah posted three all-time record days for truck gate moves, with nearly 11,000 trucks coming in and going out of the terminal each day.
The three record days occurred during the four-day week of Sept. 5, with 10,923 gate moves on Tuesday, 10,898 on Wednesday and 10,808 on Thursday.
The following week, the ports had four days of 10,000 plus truck moves — a first — and completed 53,251 moves for a total weekly record. The previous record for single-day gate moves — 10,439 — occurred on Aug. 30.
All of this, port director Griff Lynch was quick to point out, with no delays.
“The Port of Savannah handled this volume without congestion, thanks in part to our new Gate 8, which is handling approximately 15 percent of gate volumes,” he said. “We anticipate even greater reliance on Gate 8 after the Georgia Department of Transportation completes improvements to Grange Road between the gate and Jimmy DeLoach Parkway.”
Gate 8 — an eight-lane truck gate — opened in late January, simultaneously bringing online an additional 30 acres of storage for empty containers.
It’s all designed to facilitate the port’s unprecedented growth while maintaining the terminal’s reputation for efficiency.
“No other single terminal in the country has the capacity to move the container volumes that cross our docks at Garden City Terminal,” Lynch said. “With 1,200 acres and 48 truck lanes, the Port of Savannah is uniquely suited to handle the large cargo exchanges delivered by the bigger Neopanamax ships we’re now seeing.”
A Neopanamax vessel is one that is designed to fit through the newly expanded locks of the Panama Canal. It is capable of handling up to 14,000 twenty-foot unit containers — or TEUs.
“Of course, move numbers like these would not be possible without the outstanding support of (President) Ricky Deloach and all the clerks and checkers of ILA Local 1475,” Lynch said.
All of which adds up to more shippers sending their cargo to Savannah, Lynch said.
“Our customers tell us that our ability to quickly transition cargo from ship to truck and on to its inland destination is a major reason they choose Savannah as a port of entry,” he said.
Another Hanjin ship in port
According to Vessel Finder, the Hanjin Miami is now in port at Garden City Terminal. The second Hanjin vessel to arrive in Savannah since the shipping line went into receivership in late August, the 7,500 TEU Miami sat for two weeks offshore of the Port of New York until the South Korean court released funds to pay the terminal and labor.
Tommy Stokes III, president of ILA Local 1414, said his organization’s national office has cleared the ship to be worked, meaning they have some or all of the money already in hand to pay their longshoremen. It was much the same with the first Hanjin vessel that came in earlier this month, Stokes said.
“It was originally held offshore until an agreement had been reached,” he said. “Even then, the containers were unloaded and held on terminal until everything had been paid.”
Maersk buying Hanjin?
Hopefully, we’ll be seeing more Hanjin vessels soon. Bloomberg is reporting that the South Korean court overseeing the receivership is considering a sale of the whole shipping line.
Choi Ung-young, a court spokesman, said they are giving other shipping companies priority in a potential takeover as the expertise that they can provide will be valuable to help the company survive.
Hanjin’s survival could be an imminent rather than delayed process, since Maersk Line is reported to be looking to consolidate operations and acquire the carrier.according to Port Technology journal.
Since the announcement, Hanjin’s shares have soared by more than 18 percent and are now valued at a little over $1 (US) per share.
Hyundai Merchant Marine recently expressed an interest in buying out Hanjin, however, with Maersk’s interest, it is likely that Hanjin will opt for a carrier with more financial security.
HMM has since announced the intention to create a ‘Mini Alliance’ with three other carriers in order to fill in the gap created by Hanjin.