NEWS PORTS & TERMINALS
Celebrating a milestone: TBA Group and Peel Ports Group extend 23-year relationship TBA Group has announced that Peel Ports Group has signed a framework agreement that will see its Terminal Management Software, CommTrac V4, deployed across four key bulk terminals in Liverpool, UK. The upgrade to CommTrac V4 will significantly reduce the demand of manual data input across Peel Ports’ operational activities whilst providing improved functionalities, such as standardized and enhanced reporting, comparative multiterminal data, and improved planning capabilities. “CommTrac gives us quick and easy access to the information we depend on to make critical operational decisions. The software allows us to manage our day-today operations efficiently and effectively and
gives us with the ability to plan and react to the evolving needs of our customers,” says Lance Weissenborn, Operations and Trading Director at Peel Ports. The longevity and technological advancements of the relationship has facilitated a partnership focused on efficiency, process optimization and valueadded solutions to meet the commercial objectives across Peel Ports’ bulk terminal portfolio. David Trueman, Managing Director at TBA Doncaster Limited, stated: “Peel Ports was our first CommTrac customer in 1999 and continues to be a valued client. CommTrac has continued to prove itself as a strategic and robust solution to Peel’s operations with the latest deployment
offering increasingly advanced functionalities to enhance the performance of Peel’s terminals.” Weissenborn further stated: “TBA are integral to Peel Ports journey of growth and development. As a trusted partner they share our vision, our values, and importantly understand our business. I’m delighted we are able to continue our collaborative relationship through the release of CommTrac V4.” Peel Ports, the second-largest port group in the UK and one of the largest in Europe, handles over 70 million tonnes of cargo and 26,000 vessel movements a year with a diverse portfolio of commodities including agri-bulks, biomass, containers, metals, and steel.
SA Recycling hits milestone in iron ore exports PORT OF LONG BEACH BULK TERMINAL’S SUCCESS POWERS
JULY 2022
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The SA Recycling terminal in the Port of Long Beach has topped a total of 2.5mt (million tonnes) in exports of iron ore since October 2020, showing strong growth in the shipment of a resource once added to diversify the terminal’s business beyond the processing and export of recyclable metal. The company has operated a marine terminal at the Port of Long Beach’s Pier T on Terminal Island since 1998. Starting in 2013, it has received iron ore mined in the western United States via railroad. The material is loaded onto bulk cargo ships that sail to ports in East Asia. The company directly employs about 1,000 people at various Los Angeles County operations. Factoring in indirect and induced employment, the company’s operations generate 3,300 jobs, according to a 2019 economic report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. “I want to congratulate SA Recycling on this achievement,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “Thank you to all the workers across our region who have made this milestone possible.”
“We congratulate the team at SA Recycling for growing its business and thriving throughout the pandemic,” said Steven Neal, President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. “This is a company that has shown its ability to innovate and adapt. Their hard work is a huge benefit to the community.” “We are proud to partner with SA Recycling, which excels at generating jobs and economic opportunities, all while serving as a steward of the environment,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. “We applaud SA Recycling for achieving this milestone in iron ore exports and we look forward to many more years of working together.” SA Recycling has more than 75 facilities located across eight states in the US, with more than 30 facilities located in California. The Port of Long Beach is one of the
world’s premier seaports, a gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. As the secondbusiest container seaport in the United States, the port handles trade valued at more than $200 billion annually and supports 2.6 million trade-related jobs across the nation, including 575,000 in Southern California. The photo above shows officials marking SA Recycling's 2.5mt in exports milestone on 29 June. From left: Mike Adams, Vice President of Engineering, SA Recycling; Terry Adams, Director, SA Recycling; George Adams Jr., CEO, SA Recycling; Mario Cordero, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach; Steven Neal, President, Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners; Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia; Steve Gilbert, President, Utah Iron; Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Deputy Executive Director/COO, Port of Long Beach; Thomas Jacobsen, President/CEO, Jacobsen Pilot Service; Joe Gregorio Jr., CEO, Pacific Crane Maintenance Company; Moises Figueroa, Regional General Manager, SA Recycling; Brian Leslie, Superintendent-Train Operations, Union Pacific; Otis Cliatt II, President, Pacific Harbor Line; Mark Sweetman, CFO, SA Recycling.
