Terminal Operations: Jacksonville, Port Everglades
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Ceres to Operate JAXPORT ICTF
Ceres Terminals CEO Patrick Burgoyne and Port Authority CEO Brian Taylor on May 12 signed an operator agreement for the Jacksonville Port Authority’s new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point. Ceres will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the new on-dock rail terminal. Commercial container operations are scheduled to begin in August.
The ICTF serves JAXPORT’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point and Blount Island Marine Terminal. The direct transfer of containers between vessels and trains speeds up the shipment process and reduces the number of trucks on the road.
Trackage connecting to CSX’s main line allows for two unit trains each day (one inbound and one outbound) carrying up to 200 containers each. Two truck lanes allow vehicles to transport containers to and from the adjacent shipping terminals.
Funding for the ICTF included a $10 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $20 million from the Florida Department of Transportation.
Port Everglades Container Terminals Equipped for SOLAS Weight Verification
Terminal operators at Port Everglades are equipped to help shippers handle the new international container weight verification requirements.
Certified scales are available at several locations throughout the port for weighing export containers. Ocean shippers are encouraged to confirm availability and fees with their contracted marine terminal operators for compliance with the new verified gross mass requirements.
The International Maritime Organization approved new container weight verification rules to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) that go into effect on July 1, 2016. The new rules require the shipper of a packed container, regardless of who packed the container, to verify and provide the container's gross verified weight to the ocean carrier and port terminal representative prior to it being loaded onto a ship.
A verified container weight is a condition for loading a packed container aboard a vessel for export. The vessel operator and the terminal operator are required to use verified container weights in vessel stowage plans and are prohibited from loading a packed container aboard a vessel for export if the container lacks a verified container weight.
"On-port scales, which have already been certified by the state, should help shippers meet the new requirements without services delays," said Port Director Steve Cernak, PPM®. "There are still concerns about the new requirements, but the availability of scales at Port Everglades should not be one of them."
Ceres Terminals CEO Patrick Burgoyne and Port Authority CEO Brian Taylor on May 12 signed an operator agreement for the Jacksonville Port Authority’s new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point. Ceres will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the new on-dock rail terminal. Commercial container operations are scheduled to begin in August.
The ICTF serves JAXPORT’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point and Blount Island Marine Terminal. The direct transfer of containers between vessels and trains speeds up the shipment process and reduces the number of trucks on the road.
Trackage connecting to CSX’s main line allows for two unit trains each day (one inbound and one outbound) carrying up to 200 containers each. Two truck lanes allow vehicles to transport containers to and from the adjacent shipping terminals.
Funding for the ICTF included a $10 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $20 million from the Florida Department of Transportation.
Port Everglades Container Terminals Equipped for SOLAS Weight Verification
Terminal operators at Port Everglades are equipped to help shippers handle the new international container weight verification requirements.
Certified scales are available at several locations throughout the port for weighing export containers. Ocean shippers are encouraged to confirm availability and fees with their contracted marine terminal operators for compliance with the new verified gross mass requirements.
The International Maritime Organization approved new container weight verification rules to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) that go into effect on July 1, 2016. The new rules require the shipper of a packed container, regardless of who packed the container, to verify and provide the container's gross verified weight to the ocean carrier and port terminal representative prior to it being loaded onto a ship.
A verified container weight is a condition for loading a packed container aboard a vessel for export. The vessel operator and the terminal operator are required to use verified container weights in vessel stowage plans and are prohibited from loading a packed container aboard a vessel for export if the container lacks a verified container weight.
"On-port scales, which have already been certified by the state, should help shippers meet the new requirements without services delays," said Port Director Steve Cernak, PPM®. "There are still concerns about the new requirements, but the availability of scales at Port Everglades should not be one of them."
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