RO-RO shipping company wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a 20-year lease agreement with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with options up to 30 years, for the Port of Brunswick.
The move is expected to expand the scope and scale of Wallenius Wilhelmsen's US Southeast operations, which already include Brunswick as a port of call, reports Surrey, UK's WorldCargo News.
Colonel's Island at the Brunswick Port is undergoing a US$262 million infrastructure programme that is nearing completion. The expansion will see 130 acres of ro-ro storage and 640,000 square feet of new processing space added to the terminal. These projects are more than 85 per cent complete and should be finished in late summer 2024, according to GPA. Additional three hundred acres are available for development.
GPA is also in the process of adding a fourth ro-ro berth to handle additional vessels. Currently in the engineering phase, the new berth aims to accommodate vessels capable of carrying 7,000-plus vehicles.
'Our expansion and new long-term commitment in Brunswick strengthen our position as the preferred supply chain partner to North American automotive, equipment and breakbulk customers providing our complete package of market-leading end-to-end logistics services,' says Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
Port officials said the 20-year contract allows manufacturers to plan for the long-term.
'We are thankful for our longtime partnership with Wallenius Wilhelmsen and are excited to begin this new chapter of service,' said GPA board chairman Kent Fountain. 'With the efficiencies of their Brunswick operation, GPA and Wallenius Wilhelmsen will continue to deliver world-class reliability for our mutual customers.'
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Brunswick footprint includes expansions and enhancements to its existing terminal and auto vehicle processing centre (VPC). An important addition is the new equipment processing centre (EPC) that can store, customize, assemble, exercise, and distribute machinery on behalf of equipment OEMs and their dealers.
The company believes the deal will further cement the company's position as the favoured partner for North American customers, joining an established network of terminals, on-port and in-plant processing centres that handle vehicles, construction, mining, and agricultural equipment across the region.
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The move is expected to expand the scope and scale of Wallenius Wilhelmsen's US Southeast operations, which already include Brunswick as a port of call, reports Surrey, UK's WorldCargo News.
Colonel's Island at the Brunswick Port is undergoing a US$262 million infrastructure programme that is nearing completion. The expansion will see 130 acres of ro-ro storage and 640,000 square feet of new processing space added to the terminal. These projects are more than 85 per cent complete and should be finished in late summer 2024, according to GPA. Additional three hundred acres are available for development.
GPA is also in the process of adding a fourth ro-ro berth to handle additional vessels. Currently in the engineering phase, the new berth aims to accommodate vessels capable of carrying 7,000-plus vehicles.
'Our expansion and new long-term commitment in Brunswick strengthen our position as the preferred supply chain partner to North American automotive, equipment and breakbulk customers providing our complete package of market-leading end-to-end logistics services,' says Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
Port officials said the 20-year contract allows manufacturers to plan for the long-term.
'We are thankful for our longtime partnership with Wallenius Wilhelmsen and are excited to begin this new chapter of service,' said GPA board chairman Kent Fountain. 'With the efficiencies of their Brunswick operation, GPA and Wallenius Wilhelmsen will continue to deliver world-class reliability for our mutual customers.'
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Brunswick footprint includes expansions and enhancements to its existing terminal and auto vehicle processing centre (VPC). An important addition is the new equipment processing centre (EPC) that can store, customize, assemble, exercise, and distribute machinery on behalf of equipment OEMs and their dealers.
The company believes the deal will further cement the company's position as the favoured partner for North American customers, joining an established network of terminals, on-port and in-plant processing centres that handle vehicles, construction, mining, and agricultural equipment across the region.
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