Port of Oswego Authority plans $3 million expansion
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by Andrew Henderson | Source: The Valley News
The Port of Oswego Authority—the first U.S. port and first deep-water port on the Great Lakes from the St. Lawrence Seaway—is planning a $3 million project in preparation for potential cargo-containers from the motor-vessel Emma Maersk, the largest container vessel in the world, according to Executive Director Jonathan Daniels.
“What they are attempting to do right now is locate a terminal on each side of the Great Lakes. It’s early in their planning process, but that is what they are looking at right now. If prepared, the Post of Oswego may be able to take advantage of that opportunity.”
Daniels said that the current facility at the port is unable to handle containers. “If you throw 100, 200, 300 containers on the deck, even if you double and triple stack them, it takes up a lot of space,” he said.
The port has secured two new customers—Perdue Farms, which will provide corn for the Northeast Biofuels plant in Volney, and Cargill, which brought in 45,000 tons of salt on a one-year contract. “We feel very confident that we’re going to see them in the future,” noted Daniels.
Daniels added that the port is expected to receive $650,000 from the federal government to dredge the port.
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