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Largest vessel ever calls on Savannah

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“This 10,000-TEU vessel represents the future of US-Asia shipping,” said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis J Foltz. “The Tianjin is another example of a growing trend in the ocean carrier business toward larger, more efficient vessels.”

The ship measures 1,145 feet long by 150 feet wide. Stood on end, it would stand nearly as tall as the Empire State Building (1,454 feet, including its antenna). The vessel’s route originated in Qingdao, China, and arriving on the US East Coast via the Suez Canal.

“The port call by the ZIM Tianjin is another example of the strong and long standing professional relationship between GPA and ZIM,” said ZIM Vice President Brian Black. “We are very excited to have the largest vessel call Savannah!”

GPA crews will make more than 2,000 container moves on and off the vessel during its time at dock.

Foltz said ships in the Tianjin’s class provide lower cost per container slot for cargo owners – reducing the expense of delivering goods to customers at home and abroad. “The economy of scale achieved by Super Post-Panamax vessels is the reason we’re seeing more of them in Savannah, a trend that will only continue after an expanded Panama Canal opens in 2016.”

In order to better accommodate Super Post-Panamax vessels, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project will deepen the main river channel to 47 feet at low tide (averaging 54 feet at high tide). This month, the US Army Corps of Engineers issued a USD 134.5 million contract that will mark the start of dredging. The contract covers deepening the outer harbor, extending 18.5 miles into the Atlantic Ocean.

Dredging the outer harbour constitutes about half of the project to deepen the 40-mile shipping channel and harbour from deep ocean to Garden City.

The Tianjin’s next stop is Kingston, Jamaica.

Congestion Mitigation update at Port of Virginia

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o Beginning at the start of business on Thursday, March 19, VIG will reduce the window for delivery of exports to seven (7) from nine (9) days. This temporary measure will allow the VIG operations team time to reduce the density in that terminal’s stacks, which are currently at capacity.

o Additionally, port partners, stakeholders and users are reminded that Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) is accepting export cargo. In order to optimize cargo handling assets at PMT, the terminal’s operations team is working the gate / motor carriers during the
normal operating hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., hard-stop at 7 p.m.) and working vessels during the evening and overnight.

On March 16, the port announced these measures:

o Optimizing vessel arrivals at VIG to control inventory and better balance resource demand.

o The port will maintain its Saturday gate hours at VIG, NIT and PPCY through Saturday, June 27; PMT will have Saturday gates on March 28.

o The port will maintain Sunday gate hours at VIG and the PPCY through Sunday, April 26, at which point the need will be re-evaluated.

o At VIG, the operations team is grounding select containers outside RMG stacks to reduce density in the stacks.

o The port is encouraging logistics and dray companies and cargo owners with containers at NIT to direct motor carriers to that terminal, if possible.

Sennebogen helps with mega bridge project: 64 m above the Sea of Marmara

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Crane service provider Aydin Vinc A.S. is tasked with making sure the logistics run smoothly when constructing this large-scale project – with the help of a new SENNEBOGEN 5500 crawler crane with 180 t load capacity.

The Izmit Bay Bridge is being built around 50 km southeast of Istanbul and will be the longest and most advanced suspension bridge in the world. The ambitious infrastructure project is slated for completion in 2017 and will not only complete the highway from Istanbul to Izmir, it will also be the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world at a total length of about 2,700 m. The extensive project is currently progressing at full speed. As one of the contracted companies, crane service provider Aydin Vinc A.S. of Turkey relies on a SENNEBOGEN 5500 crawler crane for numerous lifting and logistics tasks at the enormous construction site.

Moving massive elements with ease – 180 t crawler crane

With more than 250 cranes and other heavy equipment, Aydin Vinc A.S. is one of the largest logistics service providers in Turkey. Founded in 1980, the company specializes in heavy transport and port logistics in addition to crane rental. The SENNEBOGEN 5500 crawler crane provided for this job by our Sales and Service Partner Forsen A.?. in Turkey at the end of 2014 is equipped with a 35.5 m long main boom and can lift the massive bridge members into position with ease. The 180 t crane is powered by a 261 kW diesel engine.

The flexible crawler crane is particularly suited for the job thanks to its stable wide-gauge undercarriage and 160 kN winch. Even when under load, the heavy steel and precast concrete members can be transported and placed with precision. The Maxcab comfort cab, which can be inclined up to 20°, offers the operator an ideal overview of the work area.

In everyday operations, Aydin Vinc A.S. found the crane’s simple controls persuasive. Low operating and service costs and excellent support from our Turkish dealer Forsen A.?. were ultimately the deciding factors for purchasing the crane from Germany.

Photo shows: A modern, six-lane suspension bridge is under construction across the Sea of Marmara near the Turkish town of Izmit. Customer Aydin Vinc A.S. is using a 180 t SENNEBOGEN 5500 crawler crane for lifting and logistics tasks where the bridge is being
built.

Alliance generates unique portfolio of IT solutions and services for marine terminals

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The announcement was made at this year’s leading Maritime show StocExpo in Rotterdam. Collectively, both companies have over two decades’ experience in developing solutions for the oil and gas industry and share a common customer base that includes Total,
BP, Phillips66, and Vopak. The alliance combines the strength of Cirrus’ expertise in applied modelling algorithms (AMA) for multimodal oil and gas supply chains with Implico’s intelligent solutions and services for logistics and business in the oil and gas downstream market.

This relationship combines the strength of OpenTAS, Implico’s tank terminal automation and distribution solution, with SEABERTH, Cirrus’ terminal vessel and berth scheduling application as well as COST2SSERV, the network distribution strategy application. This
comprehensive set of functionalities is available as: an on-premises installation, an outsourced solution or as a cloud-based Process-as-a-Service.

“This alliance means we can now offer our customers an entirely new and innovative end-to-end solution,” explains Implico group managing partner Michael Martens.
“The seamless integration of the two best-of-breed solutions – OpenTAS and SEABERTH – not only covers the complete supply chain but also lets us optimize the process flow, provide a better level of service and enhance safety. For marine terminals in particular, this is a truly one-of-a-kind portfolio.”

Simon Shore, managing director at Cirrus Logistics: “The first project to integrate OpenTAS and SEABERTH was a great success and considerably enhanced customer value. Offering tighter integration to our customers and reinforcing this with a business alliance that ensures convergent development roadmaps simply makes sound business sense.”

Cirrus has developed a range of applied modelling algorithms (AMA) that enables businesses to develop the best possible business strategy by simulating and optimizing operational practice. In the case of the oil and gas sector, Cirrus has the leading berth scheduling application for orchestrating vessel movements to support the refinery schedule or customer demand. Cirrus has also developed a network strategy tool that focuses on ensuring vehicle replenishments of gas stations are optimized by a least-cost or lowest-emissions factor.

Implico’s products and services focus on delivering daily operational excellence. OpenTAS optimizes and automates logistics and administrative processes within tank farms, service station networks and refineries to ensure that processes are rapid, transparent, secure and (above all) cost-effective. The overall architecture is simplified, IT and maintenance costs are reduced, and theterminal management system is seamlessly integrated into SAP to provide
real-time data from the tank to the final delivery point.