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Landside Infrastructure: Albany, Hamilton, Tampa Bay

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Albany Port Opens New Rensselaer Pier

A new 600-foot concrete and steel wharf is now in service on the east bank of the Hudson River in the Rensselaer area of the Port of Albany. At 1,200 pounds per square foot, it has 12 times the weight bearing strength of the obsolete wood pier it replaces, allowing it to handle substantially more cargo, according to Albany Port District General Manager Rick Hendrick.

The project received nearly $11.5 million in state funding, but was completed for $8.5 million and three months earlier than scheduled. The port is using the savings to purchase a second Austrian-made mobile harbor crane as a replacement for a 1970 model crawler crane across the river at its Albany terminal.

The wharf is being operated under lease by the port’s stevedore, Federal Marine Terminals. A new customer, Grande Aggregates LLC, plans to use the wharf as a transfer point for aggregates from northern New York for delivery by barge to downstate construction sites, creating an estimated 50 jobs.

Hamilton Port Authority Expands Logistics Capabilities With Warehouse Acquisition

The Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) has added a valuable warehousing asset to its portfolio of logistics-focused real estate. 

The 500,000 square-foot former Westinghouse plant features excellent road and rail access, ceiling heights up to nine stories, and overhead cranes capable of hoisting up to 180 tons. It also has indoor rail transload capabilities and ready connectivity to the port’s transportation network. 

The complex is home to several manufacturing businesses, as well as prime vacant manufacturing space. HPA is actively seeking new tenants who can make the best use of this space. 

"This complex is a great fit for us because of our already strong role in the region’s manufacturing sector," said Bruce Wood, the port authority’s president & CEO. "By facilitating efficient transportation connections, we bring value and competitiveness to the regional economy."  

The acquisition increases HPA’s warehouse space under roof from 2 million to 2.5 million square feet.
Through the purchase, the HPA acquired several new tenants: Handling Specialty Manufacturing, Kubes Steel, Pemco Inc., RK Magnetics Inc., Stern Laboratories, Cole Carriers, Mattawa Industrial Services Inc., JS Cowan Consulting, and Arcelor Mittal Dofasco.



The capacious interior of Hamilton Port Authority’s newly acquired warehouse.
Photo/Hamilton Port Authority

Tampa: Port Board Approves New Post-Panamax Container Crane Purchase

Port Tampa Bay commissioners voted at their October 21 meeting to approve the purchase of two post-Panamax gantry cranes from a Chinese manufacturer for $24 million. 

The 65-ton gantry cranes each with a 174-foot out-reach capable of spanning 19 rows will be significantly more capable than the port’s current gantries, which are more than 40 years old.

Their purchase will be financed by the port and $12 million in state funding approved in August by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Transportation through the State Infrastructure Bank loan program. The new cranes will be assembled in Shanghai for delivery to Port Tampa Bay, where they will be installed and operational in the first quarter of 2016.

"Port Tampa Bay is entering a higher level of competitiveness with the purchase of two new state-of-the-art gantry cranes," said Port CEO Paul Anderson. "With these opportunities, we are furthering our status as a global gateway for trade."

Port Tampa Bay’s container terminal, currently at 40 acres, has a throughput capacity of about a quarter-million containers per year. At full build out, the container terminal will cover 160 acres, boosting throughput capacity to one million containers annually.


Rendering of berths 212 and 213 at Port Tampa Bay Container Terminal, future site of two new post-Panamax gantry cranes.
Source/Port Tampa Bay
 

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