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PortMiami and Florida East Coast Railway Announce the Sunshine Gateway

Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) and PortMiami are offering the Sunshine Gateway service, which includes on-dock intermodal rail capabilities. The port says the seamless ship-to-rail transfer allows it to handle additional volumes and ensures that shipments move more quickly and efficiently with the potential to reach 70 percent of the United States population in four days or less.

"Our goal has always been to facilitate the process of cargo shipments for fast and efficient delivery to our customers," said PortMiami Director Juan M. Kuryla, PPM®. "Through our partnership with FECR, we are expanding access for shipments coming into and out of the port to reach their final destinations seamlessly and with greater reliability."

FECR President and CEO James R. Hertwig noted: "In today’s global marketplace, shippers often need solutions that go beyond the United States borders and involve multiple modes to move goods from the point of origin to the final destination. In order to meet the needs of supply chain managers, it is important for various modes of transportation to work together seamlessly. We are pleased with the positive impact we have seen as a result of our partnership with PortMiami and look forward to continuing to provide effective solutions for shippers."

New Class of Container Ship Calls Port of Philadelphia

Monte Rosa, the first of seven 5,560-TEU container ships to be deployed in Hamburg Süd’s service between the east coasts of North and South America, called Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal for the first time on October 17. Equipped with 1,365 reefer plugs, Monte Rosa and her sister ships will substantially increase reefer cargo capacity in this trade lane.

"The Monte Rosa represents the next generation of refrigerated cargo ships to dock in Philadelphia," said Greenwich Terminals President David Whene. "As the first of several 5,500 TEU ships to be phased into the existing East Coast-Brazil service line, this vessel will greatly increase our capacity to deliver fresh South American produce to the Philadelphia market and beyond."

Packer Avenue Marine Terminal is owned by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority and operated under lease by Greenwich Terminals LLC, a subsidiary of Holt Logistics.

Hamburg Süd has been calling the Port of Philadelphia for the past 40 years.



Container ship Monte Rosa, one of six 5,560 container ships newly deployed by Hamburg Süd in its service between Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and the U.S. East Coast, recently called Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.
Photo/Holt Logistics Corp.
 

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