Integrated logistics: Port of Jacksonville attracting more players
-- Logistics Management, 9/16/2008
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Another indication that the Port of Jacksonville is becoming a significant alternative gateway for U.S. southeast shippers was made clear yesterday with the announcement that a major logistics player is investing in the region’s future.
Spectrum Logistics, LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary of Sea Star Line, LLC has formed an agreement to lease a truck terminal and warehouse at 1302-B Eastport Road in Jacksonville. The facility is located in close proximity to the port’s Blount Island ocean terminal.
“This new multi-use facility will position us with the ability to provide our domestic and international customers with a wide array of transportation, warehousing and distribution solutions for goods moving through the region,” said John Emery, Senior vice president of Spectrum Logistics.
The 20,000 square foot warehouse has a two-acre truck terminal which can accommodate trailers, containers and out of gauge equipment and all types of cargo that require covered storage or cross-dock handling. It is also close to Jacksonville’s burgeoning international airport.
Earlier this summer, the Port of Jacksonville welcomed Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) container vessel to fixed-schedule calls from China. This represented the first direct cargo service to Asian markets.
MOL spokesmen noted that increasing development in South Georgia and North Florida is quickly making Jacksonville one of North America’s rising stars of international trade. With nearly 50 major distribution centers within miles of the port and 17,000 acres of available building and expansion capacity, analysts noted that it is fast becoming the premier South Atlantic gateway for shippers looking to take advantage of its strategic location.
As the future base of MOL’s U.S. South Atlantic port activities, TraPac is offering post-Panamax container handling systems with a yearly capacity of 800,000 containers.
According to port officials, the TraPac Container Terminal at Dames point will double JAXPORT’s container handling capacity.
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