NY-NJ port to develop master plan
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is preparing to commission a maritime master plan that will guide development of the port’s 3,000-plus acres of cargo-related property during the next 25 to 30 years.
The port authority issued a request for proposals for a consultant to produce the plan, which a spokesman said would be the most comprehensive in the port’s recent history. The report is designed to cast a wide net for ideas on how to configure port facilities to handle expected increases in volume and to maximize revenue.
The plan is expected to take up to 18 months to complete. It will examine the port’s six container terminals as well as its auto, bulk, cruise and adjacent real estate holdings, and support services and operations.
"Our port has been a national trendsetter in the maritime industry and continues to be the leading East Coast gateway for international shippers," said Port Commerce Director Molly Campbell. "To continue this positive trend, we must take a holistic look at the entire port operation and develop an optimum plan that will allow us to efficiently grow the business for decades."
New York-New Jersey’s volume of full and empty containers rose 10.4 percent last year， aided by diversions to avoid West Coast port congestion. At times, the increased volume has strained the capacity of the port system and created congestion and delays at terminals.
The footprint of the port’s cargo-handling acreage has changed during the last 15 years as terminals have been reconfigured and the port authority has built a series of on-dock or near-dock ExpressRail ramps for intermodal rail shipments.
The $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge's roadway for clearance by larger ships will produce additional changes to cargo flows within the port. The roadway-raising part of that project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017.
The new master plan will draw on data and information from previous studies, including the port authority’s 2014 to 2015 land use plan and its 2015 port demand and capacity study.
Separately, the port authority also has been working to implement operational changes, recommended by a Port Performance Task Force in 2014, to reduce congestion and delays that have plagued the port in recent years.
The port authority said the master plan will provide the framework to maximize land use, ensure an appropriate diversity of uses, increase operational efficiency and provide for enhanced revenue opportunities.
As at other ports, financing of the port’s capital pojects has been a top concern at New York-New Jersey. To help fund improvements, the port authority in 2011 instituted a cargo facility charge paid by ocean carriers. The fee has been chanllenged by carriers.
The port authority said the master plan will seek ideas and opinions from port authority and others, including federal, state and local government agencies, neighboring communities, tenants, industry representatives, elected officials, labor organizations and the public.
纽约和新泽西港务局在准备未来25至30年的关于3000多英亩有关货运的海事委员会规划。 有位发言人声称港务局发出关于生产计划咨询建议的公告是最近港口史最全面的。该报告的目的意是在如何配置端口设施以处理预期的增加，并在最大限度上提高收入方面集思广益。 该计划预计需耗费18个月才能完成。它将审查港口的六个集装箱码头以及码头的汽车，散装，邮轮和邻近的房地产，并支持码头的服务和运营。 港口商务总监坎贝尔说："我们的港口已成为国家航运业有力的推动者和继续成为国际在东海岸的门户。继续这一积极的发展趋势，我们必须采取一种全面的态度审视整个港口运作并制定一个最佳的计划，这将有效地增长我们几十年的业务。" 去年辅助改道以避免西海岸港口拥堵使得纽约和新泽西的全部货运量和空箱量增加了10.4%。但有时，增加的体积牵制了端口系统的容量，造成了终端的拥塞和延迟。 在过去的15年里港口卸货面积的足迹已配置了终端，港务局已经建立了一系列的船坞或码头附近ExpressRail坡道铁路联运货物。 13亿美元的项目建设目的是为提高巴约纳桥巷通过更大的船只在港口生产间隙对货物流动额外的变化。巷道的提高作为该项目的一部分，预计2017年底将全面完工。 新的总体规划将借鉴以往的研究数据和信息，包括港口管理局的2014至2015的土地利用计划在2015港口的需求和能力研究方面的内容。 另外，港口当局也一直在努力实现业务的变化，在2014年推动港口绩效任务部队进行，以减少近年来困扰港口发展的拥堵和延迟。 港口管理局说，总体规划将最大限度地提供土地利用的框架，以确保恰当的多样性的利用，提高运营效率，并增加的收入机会。 在其他港口投融资项目的资金是纽约和新泽西港口一个最关心的问题。为了帮助基金的改善，2011年港口管理局专门设立了一个由远洋运输公司支付的货物设施收费处。该收费受到承运人的挑战。 港务局说，总的计划将参考港口管理局和其他人的意见，包括联邦州和地方政府机构，周边社区，租户，行业代表，民选官员，劳工组织和公众。 来源：JOC
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