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"JAXPORT
Jumble" On The
Scene
At The Port of
Jacksonville, Florida
The Date: August 13 2008
The Time: 3:30 p.m.
The Place: Port of jacksonville, Florida
JAXport
In Better
Days Blount
Island Marine Terminal 5,280
feet of berthing space on 41 feet of
deepwater Additional
1,350 feet of berthing space on 38 feet of
water. Handles
80% of 800,000 TEUs moved annually through
JAXPORT
facilities. More
than 150 acres of container storage 240,000
sq. feet of dockside transit shed to house commodities
such as stainless steel, liner board, wood pulp &
other cargoes in need of warehousing. One of
the largest vehicle import-export centers on the
U.S.
East Coast Deploys
9 cranes on the island, including 6 container cranes.
Sadly, now 6. On-dock
rail served directly by CSX
Corporation The
Talleyrand Marine Terminal This
173-acre terminal has 38 feet of water along its docks.
Talleyrand
handles South American and Caribbean containerized
cargoes, breakbulk commodities such as steel and paper,
imported automobiles, frozen and chilled goods and liquid
bulk commodities. The
Dames Point Marine Terminal Located
on more than 585 acres of land owned by
JAXPORT,
this terminal is only 12 miles from the open
sea. Besides
servicing bulk cargoes on 22 acres,
JAXPORT
and Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines
(MOL),
a Tokyo-based logistics and ocean transportation company,
are funding construction of a 158-acre container-handling
facility, which will include two 1,200-foot berths, six
Post-Panamax container cranes, and other infrastructure
necessary to accommodate
MOL's
operations. Additional phases of the project could expand
MOL's
container facility to more than 200 acres, all on
JAXPORT-owned
property. Read
more about the new TraPac
Container Terminal
at Dames
Point PROLOG
>>
We
tend to forget that 200 years ago
Florida
was
considered no more than a mosquito infested wilderness of
no particular importance.
Florida
would change hands from Spain
to
England and
back
to Spain
--
and then be ceded to the
United
States in
1821 -- but still always seen as an inconvenient, desease
infested backwater.. St.
Augustine
is the oldest continuously settled city established by
Europeans in the continental
United
States.
It was founded by the Spanish
under Admiral
Pedro Menéndez de
Avilés
in 1565. The first Christian worship service held in a
permanent settlement in the continental
United
States
was a Catholic Mass celebrated in
St.
Augustine. Just
north of St.
Augustine
the settlement of Cowford
was
established -- later to become
Jacksonville
-- after
President
Andrew Jackson.
The Florida
Territory
was ceded to the United
States
in 1821, and in 1822, Jacksonville's
current name had come into use. The citizens determined
to become a sea port, particularly serving the timber
trades. Here
is the 186 year history between founding the
Port
of Jacksonvillve
-- until the date our current feature begins on 13 August
2008: 1822
Jacksonville Becomes Official U.S. Port of
Entry
-- In 1822, inhabitants of the area around the small
river crossing called Cowford
petitioned the American
government to grant their new city official status as a
port of entry to the United
States.
They renamed their new city:
Jacksonville
-- after President
Andrew Jackson. The
area was surrounded by wilderness -- and outpost on
the
U.S. patch
of the Atlantic
Ocean. 1845
Jacksonville's Port Gains
Prominence
-- By the time Florida
achieved statehood in 1845,
Jacksonville
was an important port for timber and cotton trades. The
city was occupied and burned several times during the
Civil War, but by the early 1880's Downtown
Jacksonville
had recovered and was thriving as a winter tourist
destination. 1895
St. Johns River Deepens For The First
Time
-- A dredging project deepened the main channel of the
St.
Johns River
to 15 feet in 1895. The dredging cost US$1.8M, which
included US$300,000 from the first bond issue ever sold
by Duval County. At the turn of the century, downtown
Jacksonville
harbored 30 private waterfront ship terminals
transferring cargo between ship and rail. 1906
Jacksonville's Harbor Deepens To 24
Feet
-- The main channel of the
St.
Johns River
was deepened to 24 feet, allowing larger ships to call
upon Jacksonville.
1913
Voters Approve First Port Construction
Bond
-- Jacksonville
voters approved a referendum on selling US$1.5M in
construction bonds used to build the municipal docking
facilities on about 160 acres in the Talleyrand area.
1916
The St. Johns River Deepens To 30
Feet
-- The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
deepened the St.
Johns River
from 24 feet to 30 feet in 1916. 1952
The Harbor Deepens Again, This Time To 34
Feet
-- The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
deepened the St.
Johns River
from 30 to 34 feet in 1952. 1957
Jacksonville's Port Enters Automobile
Market
-- The first shipment of imported automobiles (7
Volkswagon Beetles) moved through
Jacksonville's
port. 1950s
.
Port Facilities Fall Into
Disrepair
-- After years of minimal re-investment, the public docks
had deteriorated to the point where the post-war shipping
boom bypassed Jacksonville.
Indeed, at the time, the public docks were literally
falling into the river. 1963
Florida Legislature Creates The Jacksonville
Port Authority
-- Eager to build port business for the community, the
Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce
and Senator
Jack Mathews
urged the State Legislature to create the
Jacksonville
Port Authority
(JPA).
The City transfered to the
JPA
the Talleyrand
Municipal Docks
near downtown and a tract of land known as
Goat
Island,
later renamed Blount
Island.
The original Charter granted the Port Authority 1.5 mils
of ad valorem taxing authority. 1968
JPA Takes Over Airport
Facilities
-- As part of the consolidation of the
City
of Jacksonville
and Duval County, the City transfered ownership and
management of its airports to the
JPA.
In addition to its maritime responsibilities, the
Port
Authority
managed operations at Jacksonville
International Airport,
Craig
Airport
and Herlong
Airport
until October 1, 2001, when a separate Jacksonville
Airport Authority was created to manage those facilities.
1978
U.S. Army Corps Deepens Harbor To 38
Feet --
The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
deepened the St.
Johns River
from 34 to 38 feet, a depth maintained for more than 20
years. 1992
JPA Facilities Top 5 Million
Tons
-- JPA
facilities handled 5,001,074 tons in fiscal year 1992,
the first time the port reached the five million ton
mark. 2001
JPA Divides Into JAXPORT And
JAA
-- During its 2001 regular session, the
Florida
Legislature
repealed the JPA's
existing charter and abolished the
JPA
by enacting Chapter 2001-319, Laws of Florida. Two new
authorities were created: the
Jacksonville
Airport Authority
took over control and operations of all aviation
facilities formerly controlled by the
JPA,
and the Jacksonville
Seaport Authority
(doing business as the Jacksonville
Port Authority,
or JAXPORT)
was created to handle all matters related to the marine
operations and facilities formerly controlled by the
JPA.
The seaport continued to call itself the
"Jacksonville
Port Authority"
or "JAXPORT."
2003
U.S. Army Corps Deepens Harbor To 41
Feet
-- The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
deepened a section of the St. Johns River from 38 to 41
feet. 2003
JAXPORT Sells Land To U.S.
Military
-- The U.S.
Navy,
on behalf of the Marine
Corps,
purchased from JAXPORT
137 acres of largely undeveloped property on
Blount
Island.
The U.S.
Navy
also purchased from JAXPORT a restrictive use easement on
another 133 acres of developed property. The sale
accommodated the military's continued use of the eastern
half of Blount
Island
for the loading of military equipment. 2003
Cruise lines Begin Service In
Jacksonville
-- Celebrity
Cruises
and Carnival
Cruise Lines
both announced plans to begin regular service from
Jacksonville
- the city's first regular cruise service.
JAXPORT
built a temporary cruise terminal in only six
months.
Celebrity
kicked off their Jacksonville
service with an 11-night cruise to the Caribbean on
October 27, 2003 aboard the 1,375-passenger
M/V
Zenith.
2005
JAXPORT Plays An integral Role In Super
Bowl XXXIX
-- As the Official
Port of the Jacksonville Super Bowl XXXIX Host Committee,
JAXPORT
provided docking and logistical coordination for four of
the five cruise ships serving as floating hotels during
Feb. 2 - 7, 2005. Collectively, those vessels provided
more than 3,500 rooms and numerous restaurants, night
clubs and other amenities to
NFL
guests. 2005
Jacksonville Gets Direct Container Service
To Asia
-- JAXPORT
signed a 30-year lease agreement with
Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.,
(MOL)
a Tokyo-based logistics and ocean transportation company.
The agreement called for the construction of a 131-acre
container-handling facility, including two 1,200-foot
berths, six Post-Panamax container cranes, and other
infrastructure necessary to accommodate the
new
Jacksonville-Asia
container connection. For
186 years now The Port
of Jacksonville
-- or JAXPORT
-- has carved it's way from frontier outpost port of
necessity on the Southern
Atlantic
to a container port of choice for
Far
East
container traffic through the
Pananma
Canal.
It is this modern container business that would create a
JAXPORT
Jumble
on Aug. 13 2008 that could not have been envisioned by
the pioneers in 1822. The
port operations ran smoothly for many years -- until 13
Aug. 2008. Until "Ship
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Located
9 nautical miles from the
Atlantic
Ocean
Blount
Island Equipment & Technical Info
Located
21 miles from the Atlantic Ocean on the St. Johns River.
JAXPORT's
newest marine facility. The terminal fronts on the
harbor's 41-foot deep channel.
Dames
Point Equipment & Technical Info
We
hope you enjoyed the above history lesson. Understanding
our ports requires an appreciation of their struggle
& growth.
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Akin - Long
Beach, CA
Michael
S. McDaniel
- Your Editor
There Appears A Problem For The Blount Island Tereminal On Aug. 13 2008
There Appears A Problem For The Blount Island Container Cranes On Aug. 13 2008.
Bystanders Run To The Rescue.
From The Cargo Letter - August 13 2008Jaxport engineers are scouring the wreckage for answers after a 125-foot, 950-ton container crane at Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal apparently careened down its tracks during a storm Aug. 13, and slammed into another crane of the same sizeThe two cranes collapsed into a heap. A third crane, adjacent to the second, was damaged, but the extent is not yet determined. There were no injuries.
Jaxport will continue to operate normally with three cranes at the other end of Blount Island and six at the Tallyrand Terminal.
Typically, an arm, or "boom" extends from the cranes and over ships, loading or unloading containers and moving them onto the dock. The cranes can move parallel to the water and along the length of ships on tracks similar to train tracks. When the cranes aren't in use, they are held in place with a braking system.
The investigation will shed more light on the role weather might have played in the accident.
Al Sandrik, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said a radar assessment of the storm that moved across Jacksonville that afternoon indicated it could produce wind gusts of 60 mph - with wind speeds of 10 mph more than that at 125 feet.
A number of storm cells combined to form a "bow echo" squall line, and the storm's leading edge hit Blount Island at about 3:30 p.m., Sandrik said. That was at the same time the crane collapsed.
The First Crane Was Caught By The Wind, Rolled Along The Rails & Ran Into The Next Crane In Line
The Crash Scene Is A Wasteland
The Damaged Cranes Cost US$6M Each When New
The 950 Ton Cranes Fell Like Dominoes - A US$18M Minute
Here, A Structural Engineer Team Arrived Aug. 14 2008, Morning. Wearing Hard Hats & Safety Vests, Thunder, Lightning & Pouring Rain Cut Short The Inspection.
Many Are Wondering How Cranes That Have Withstood Tropical Storms For 25 Years Could Fall In A Sudden Microburst.
Located Just 9 Nautical Miles From The Atlantic Ocean, The Blount Island Marine Terminal Has 5,280 Feet of Berthing Space On 41 Feet of Deepwater. Blount Island Has An Additional 1,350 feet of Berthing Space On 38 Feet of Water.
This 754-Acre Blount Island Terminal is JAXPORT's Largest Container Facility - Handling 80% of The Nearly 800,000 TEUs Moved Annually Through JAXPORT Facilities. The Terminal Dedicates More Than 150 Acres To Container Storage, And 240,000 Square Feet of Dockside Transit Shed To House Commodities Such As Stainless Steel, Liner Board, Wood Pulp And Other Cargoes In Need of Warehousing.Blount Island Also Is One of The Largest Vehicle Import-Export Centers On The East Coast, And The Terminal Handles Recreational Boats, Tractors, Wood Pulp, Forest Products & A Variety of General Cargoes. The Entire Terminal Is Covered Under JAXPORT's Foreign Trade Zone.
JAXPORT's Container Volumes Reached 768,239 TEUs (20-Foot Equivalent Units) In 2006 & Are Projected To Double In 5 Years, Due To The 2008 Opening of The new 130-acre TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point And New Service From Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
JAXPORT Does Not Use A Tie-Down Method, And Believes That The Brakes Are Sufficient.
Did The Brakes Fail? Were They Properly Set? Or Should They Just Call Midas?
From The Cargo Letter - Aug. 15 2008
While structural engineers determine the extent of the damage to the container cranes at Blount Island, cargo continues to move through all JAXPORT terminals.JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal remains open to vessels, rail carriers & trucks. Three container cranes are currently available for stevedores to use at Blount Island.
There does, however, need to be a shopping trip for new cranes.
Michael S. McDaniel - your EditorFrom Our Reader - Aug. 28 2008
Dear Mr. McDaniel,This is not the first time Jaxport has lost control of a crane in a wind gust. I was on M/V Humacao (Navieras) in the summer of 1992 at Jaxport when a container crane got away in a wind gust and went from the forward holds to the aft. Unfortnately, the radar mast was in the way. The mast ended up on the aft deck and the 10cm scanner was hung up in the crane's rigging. Incredibly, the rep from Jaxport tried to blame the ship.
The crane operator had been moving the crane side to side to line up on the trailers rather than the trailers lining up with the crane. It is the only place I have seen that done. Of course to do that, the crane operator has to have the brakes released...
Ross Gauld - Houston
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The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To the stevedores and staff at The Port of Jacksonville
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by air & sae continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.
It's very dangerous out there.
INDEX
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FEATURES:
Port of JacksonvilleWikipedia
Our Daily Vessel Casualties - stay informed
Ocean Features From The Cargo Letter- these are just examples
The Cargo Letter Photo Gallery of Transport Loss - For All The Air & Ocean Features - a few examples below"Too Little Runway - Too Much Plane" - TACA Flt 390 - June 2008"Recurring Dream" - M/V Norwegian Dream - May 2008
"Explorer Ship Down" - M/V Explorer - Nov. 2007
"Kwanyang Crane Kaboom" - Nov. 2007
"Den Den Done" - M/V Denden - Sept. 2007
"For The "L" of It" - M/V Action Alpha - August 2007
"Pepito Flores Did Not Need To Die " - OUR INVESTIGATION RESULTS
"Stack Attack!" - M/V Ital Florida - July 2007
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The Greatest Container Losses Of All Time - these are the grand fathers -
M/V OOCL AmericaM/V APL Panama - The EPIC
"Great Misfortune"- M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 2006
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.It's very dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The "JAXPORT Jumble" Feature
Our Contributor for this feature are:Lynda Akin - Long Beach, CARichard Hinely - Atlantic Container Service, Savannah, GA
The Cargo Letter appreciates the continuing efforts of this valued contributor. Thanks Pals For Your Contributions!
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EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
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