Strategic Imports: Georgia, San Diego

Porsche’s hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder, is being exported to the U.S. East Coast via Georgia Ports Authority’s Colonel’s Island complex in the Port of Brunswick. The Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal recently handled a of steel that will be used in the construction of two LNG-powered container ships by General Dynamics NASSCO.

Georgia: Porsche Picks Brunswick to Handle 918 Spyder Auto Imports

Porsche’s hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder, is being exported to the U.S. East Coast via the Port of Brunswick. The first shipment of the vehicles arrived at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Colonel’s Island Ro/Ro Complex on March 6.

Company officials said the terminal’s proximity to East Coast markets made it the best option to reach buyers in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. 

The carmaker plans to produce up to 918 of this special model at its Zuffenhausen Plant in Stuttgart, Germany. Shipments to the U.S. market will depend on worldwide demand and availability. According to the GPA, Brunswick accounts for approximately 23 percent of all Porsche models exported to the United States. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. sold 42,323 vehicles in 2013. 

"Porsche Cars North America has been doing business in Brunswick since April 2002," said Justin Newell, Porsche’s manager of vehicle logistics and port operations. "The GPA has been very supportive of Porsche's parts and vehicle import business during the past 12 years. Atlantic Vehicle Processors, a Wallenius Wilhelmsen Vehicle Services Americas company, has been the port processor and a valuable partner for Porsche since December 2004." 

Steel for General Dynamics NASSCO Ships Arrives at San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal

The Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal recently handled a massive shipment of steel shipbuilding materials consigned to a major local employer, General Dynamics NASSCO, for the construction of two commercial container vessels.

 

General Dynamics NASSCO, a major full-service shipyard, operates as a San Diego port tenant at its waterside facility on East Harbor Drive. The company is the San Diego's second largest manufacturer, with 2,631 employees.

General Dynamics NASSCO was awarded a contract in December 2012 to design and construct the two liquefied natural gas-powered containerships. The so-called Marlin-class ships, each 764 feet long, will be the largest LNG-powered ships in the world. The first is scheduled for delivery in 2015, the second in 2016. They will be operated in the Puerto Rico trade from Jacksonville by Star Shipping, a subsidiary of TOTE.

Some of the raw materials for this contract – about 1,611 metric tons of steel – were shipped from South Korea on the cargo vessel Isuzul, which docked in San Diego on February 27. The steel was trucked from the terminal to the shipyard.  

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