South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) situated within the Port of Miami, welcomed the new CMA CGM Medgulf service. The weekly service presents Florida provide chains a primary port of name to/from the West Med earlier than continuing into the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The new route additionally presents an improved transit time from the Indian Subcontinent through Tanger, with 29 day transit to Miami.
The service began finish of September 2022 and calls Tanger, Genoa, Valencia, Miami, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston and Tanger. Six vessels will function the service together with the CMA CGM NAVEGANTES that referred to as SFCT on October nineteenth.
To put together for future cargo development and bigger ships, SFCT is asserting an order for more cargo dealing with gear on the port. 12 electrical, emission-free, rubber tire gantry cranes have been ordered from Kalmar for supply in Q2 2023.
The order comes on the heels of a three-year modernization venture that remodeled the ability right into a more sustainable operation with new, electrical rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes and added cargo cupboard space, utilizing a densification mannequin which permits 33% more usability within the container yard than earlier than. This will enhance capability to roughly 300,000 lifts per 12 months.
Hugh Healey, Head of SFCT mentioned “Miami’s business center strength and Florida’s growing consumer market are creating excellent business opportunities for supply chain planners. We’re excited to welcome the new CMA CGM Medgulf service and also announce the next phase of our terminal improvement plan.”
New, touchless gate kiosks had been added in 2020 to enhance the trucker expertise. Truckers enter and exit via weigh-in-motion scales with the assistance of ILA Clerks and Mechanics, processing their cargo information as they safely and effectively transfer via the terminal.
The SFCT modernization venture aligns with PortMiami’s grasp plan who’s financing $38 million in port infrastructure enhancements in addition to making use of for Federal Mega grant purposes to realize port decarbonization targets by electrifying yard dealing with gear and yard vehicles.
Miami can also be the primary port of name for Florida-bound cargo from Latin America and Asia. The port is the closest U.S. port to the Panama Canal and superb for Latin America connections with shut proximity to the Miami International Airport – for sea-air enterprise and the Greater Miami Free Trade Zone. The Miami Customs District is without doubt one of the ten largest within the U.S., with whole commerce via its airports and seaports exceeding $100 billion yearly.
Source: SFCT, APM Terminals