Landside Infrastructure: Canaveral, Georgia, Honolulu

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Port Canaveral's first ship-to-shore cranes arrived here March 21 after a 325-mile journey via barge from the Port of Savannah. St. George Warehouse recently opened 160,000-square-foot distribution center close to the Georgia Port Authority's Garden City Terminal in the Port of Savannah. A groundbreaking ceremony March 18 marked the start of a new improvements project at Piers 34 and 35 in the Port of Honolulu.

Canaveral Receives Its First Ship-to-Shore Container Cranes

Port Canaveral's first ship-to-shore cranes arrived March 21 after a 325-mile journey via barge from the Port of Savannah. The post-Panamax cranes are fully assembled, stand 273 feet high (or twice the height of a space shuttle), have sufficient reach to span 16 container rows and can lift a maximum of 90,000 pounds every 45 seconds. They were purchased from the Georgia Ports Authority for $100,000 ($25,000 per crane plus $50,000 for spare parts).

The cranes will be inspected and updated as needed prior to being put into operation when Canaveral's new container terminal opens this fall. Total cost of the crane project. including the purchase price, foundations, rails, relocation and retrofit, is $8.5 million.

The port authority is building two new cargo berths, a new container terminal and working with Titusville officials and Flagler Global Logistics on an inland port that will link barge service from Port Canaveral to a distribution hub and logistics center 11 miles away in south Titusville. The inland port is expected to be operational by April 2015.

Port Canaveral also has undertaken a $65 million capital program for rail connectivity to Florida East Coast Railway. According to the port authority, the on-dock rail program will generate 5,000 jobs within seven years and 10,000-15,000 within 15 years.

Barge arriving at Canaveral with the port's first ship-to-shore container cranes.
Photo/Canaveral Port Authority

Georgia: St. George Warehouse Opens Distribution Center Near Savannah's Garden City Terminal

St. George Warehouse, which operates more than 1.9 million square feet of distribution center space nationwide, has entered the Savannah market with a new location close to the Georgia Port Authority's Garden City Terminal.

The new 160,000-square-foot distribution center, situated in the prime location of Crossroads Business Park, is just 3 miles from I-95, and 5 miles from the I-95 and I-16 interchange.

Company officials said the facility, which features 28 truck bays, will primarily be used as a cross-dock operation with large capacity storage for medium-to-large retail customers, most of whom import consumer packaged goods, electronics, food and beverages, among other commodities.

St. George's plans include building the facility into a multi-tenant model, combined with a container freight station operation.

At this time, St. George provides less than truckload, full truckload and intermodal transportation services through a selection of partners as well.

Since 2011, St. George has also operated a 45,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta, which links cargo to major shipping destinations such as Memphis, Little Rock and Montgomery. St. George also operates facilities in California, New Jersey, Texas, South Carolina and Illinois.

The new St. George Warehouse facility, which features 28 truck bays, will primarily be used as a cross-dock operation with large capacity storage for medium to large retail customers.
Photo/Georgia Ports Authority

Honolulu Groundbreaking Launches Pier 34/35 Building and Container Yard Rehabilitation Project

A groundbreaking ceremony March 18 marked the start of a new improvements project at Piers 34 and 35 in the Port of Honolulu. The $16 million project will include drainage and utility improvements, and install new asphalt concrete. Interior improvements will also be made at the Pier 35 building, which will include a new elevator, stairs, offices, air conditioning, a fire alarm system and electrical improvements.

The renovated building will accommodate the University of Hawaii's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (UH SOEST). UH SOEST is transitioning from the Kapalama Military Reservation (KMR) to Pier 35, allowing for construction of new improvements at KMR. This move will improve Honolulu Harbor's overall cargo capacity to keep pace with the state's projected growth.

Anticipated completion of the Pier 34 and 35 improvements is scheduled in spring of 2015.

Honolulu and Hawaii's other public ports are managed and operated by the Harbors Division of the Hawaii Department of Transportation.