New heavy equipment route validated in Newark.Heavy armor equipment may now be moved through the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey. Two M1A1 tanks were recently discharged at the port of Newark, N.J. Since the close of Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, Bayonne, N.J., in September 1999, heavy equipment moving to or from the Northeastern part of the country has had to flow through a Southeastern port. This has increased the overall transportation cost. With the cooperation of the port authority, the 956th Transportation Co. has validated the port of Newark as a potential loading or discharge site for heavy equipment. For the test, the berth was made available at no charge. A container ship brought the two tanks, loaded on flatracks, to Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth, city (1991 pop. 670,653), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. It is a tourist center and a major seaport that ships diamonds, wool, fruit, and other items. , N.J., on June 7. A barge barge, large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing barges. derrick derrick: see crane. Derrick famous hangman; eponym of modern hoisting apparatus. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 170] See : Execution discharged the tanks and transshipped them a half-mile distance to Newark. The tanks were transshipped again--this time to a heavy Department of Defense railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. car. "We got to execute something we usually can only do on paper because of the cost involved," said Capt. Erik Hilberg, Executive Officer. The test proves the 956th Transportation Co. has the capability to move large numbers of tracked vehicles through Newark. Some of the port's barge derricks can lift a 70-ton M1A1 tank at a distance of 200 feet. "Loading armored vehicles on railcars is a great training opportunity for us," said Hilberg. "It opens a whole new dynamic to any operation conducted in the Northeast. It is also something we plan to see plenty of during a contingency--so it makes a lot of sense to train for it in peacetime." The port authority has recently upgraded the capacity of the dockside railroad line. With the rail line right along side the berth able to handle seven heavy-duty railcars at a time, the facility will be able to load or discharge 14 tracked vehicles per train serial. The previous unit commander, Lt. Col. Joe Crowley, should get full credit for the operations, said Maj. Mike Cashner, Commander. "However, I plan to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this capability, to provide better support for our customers in the future," said Cashner. The tanks originated at Combat Equipment Group Europe, Livorno, Italy, and were destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 28th Infantry Division, Fort Indiantown Gap Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "the Gap" or "fig", is located along Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Harrisburg. , Pa. |
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