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PORT DEVELOPMENT

Gulfport as it could appear with the

SeaOne CGL plant installed on the West Pier.

Forrest Hoglund, SeaOne’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “The prosperity of many Caribbean, Central and South American countries is stymied by challenges related to expenditures on fuel and power generation that far outweigh other developed parts of the world. SeaOne’s technology and know-how solves this challenge through the use of the company’s patented tech- nology that allows, for the frst time, the importation of low-cost

U.S. natural gas and NGLs in a single liquid cargo to regional customers who -- for economic, environmental and regulatory reasons – are compelled to reduce their dependence on oil. We are pleased in the strong customer interest from key Caribbean and Central American countries to date, and are especially grati- fed that CG/LA has recognized SeaOne as the top regional in- frastructure project for 2018.”

As for the Yilport letter of intent and negotiations regarding the potential location of a global terminal at Gulfport, Aguillard the port media spokesperson said, “Director Daniels is actively in- volved in those negotiations and expects an answer by the end of the year.” She said the 280 acres of new dredge and fll to the south of the port, which has been approved by the federal govern- ment but not yet dredged, is central to those discussions.

“As we continue discussions with Yilport, the Port of Gulfport has a unique opportunity to evaluate a private-public partnership (P3) that could lead to a signifcant investment in additional in-

Credit: SeaOne frastructure and provide both parties with increased global cover- age,” said Daniels in an earlier prepared statement.

eration in those markets relies upon oil-based fuels, while house-

According to the Chairman of Yilport Holding, Robert Yuksel holds generally use natural gas liquids for cooking and heating,

Yildirim, “We see a great potential to feed volume, particularly according to SeaOne.

refrigerated goods, to Gulfport from YilPort terminals in Ecua-

The 260-meter AT/B marine vessels will be the world’s larg- est and most powerful AT/B’s. The CGL Containment System is dor, Peru and Latin America to reach the USA Midwest. There is treated as an independent cargo and is not integral to the vessel further potential in leveraging the company’s trading subsidiary design. The AT/B cargo holds will be kept at a temperature of to handle containerized liquid and bulk products out of the US

Gulf Coast region for small and medium-sized shippers.” More minus 40ºF/C while the containment system is full resulting in no than that, Gulfport has served notice that it is, in fact, back. But, sloshing or boil off and no retention of a gas blanket after offoad- this is just the beginning.

ing of the cargo, SeaOne said.

The ABS-classed AT/B’s, designed by Ocean Tug & Barge En- gineering Corp., will fy the fag of the Republic of the Marshall

Islands, according so SeaOne.

Better News

On Aug. 15, SeaOne Caribbean, LLC announced that CG/LA

Rick Eyerdam

The Author

Infrastructure, an international infrastructure organization that of- is a Miami-based, national award-winning journalist and editor. He is a former editor of Florida Shipper Magazine fers strategic advisory and project development services to the and has served as an adjunct professor of communica- private and public sector infrastructure community, had recog- tions at Florida International University. Eyerdam gradu- nized SeaOne’s project as the Caribbean region’s Top Strategic ated from Florida State University with a double major

Infrastructure Project for 2018 at its 16th Latin American & Ca- in English Literature and Government. His articles have appeared in myriad maritime publications. ribbean Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Miami, Florida. www.maritimelogisticsprofessional.com 39

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