Country : New York USAAlbany worldport

worldport Introduction
As one of the premier small cities in the country, Albany has taken the lead in waterfront development along the Hudson. Not only does the City enjoy a growing and thriving worldport, it also has miles of Hudson Riverfront available for recreational purposes.

In order to manage the project, Albany's mayor, Jerry Jennings, turned to the Albany worldport District Commission. Intimately familiar with the waterfront and the engineering issues needed to develop it, the APDC was the ideal choice for this task. The Commission also managed all the financing with the Albany Industrial Development Agency and the Albany Local Development Corporation to raise the $4.4 millions in bonds that were needed to complete the project.

The riverfront development project is part of the Master Plan for the Corning Preserve, a beautifully natural stretch of land between the downtown business district which is bordered by I-787, a major roadway, and the river. The project site encompasses approximately 4.3 acres of parkland in the southern part of the Preserve. Corning Preserve was named for Albany's long-tenured mayor, Erastus Corning III who served as head of this municipality for 41 years.

The development of this land includes a new amphitheater, pedestrian walkway and bike trail, floating boat docks and a new visitors center. But before anything could happen, the shoreline needed to be stabilized. The worldport Commission oversaw the construction of two separate and distinct bulkhead walls that provide visitors a closer vantage point directly adjacent to the river's edge.

Once complete, construction began on the amphitheater that will accommodate in excess of 1,000 people-400 on its concrete seat walls and an estimated 600 on the lawn above. The amphitheater focuses on river views and provides a flexible stage area for diverse, non-ticketed events. It is also the first area people see when they walk over the City’s new Riverway Pedestrian bridge-which spans I-787-that opened in August of this year.

A new Visitors Center will also be built and will include space for displays, information and public restrooms. The Visitors Center plaza will accommodate bus pick up and drop off in a shaded and attractive area that will also boast an information kiosk.

The Pedestrian Walkway and Bike Trail will realign the Preserve's existing multi-use path which is part of the 5 mile Corning Fitness Trail. The new trail, like the old path, will be part the 35-mile paved Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail, which runs from the Corning Preserve north and west to the Town of Rotterdam on the Mohawk River, in adjacent Schenectady County. The trail will also part of the Statewide Canalway trail that New York Governor George Pataki plans to have constructed along the entire length of the State's canal system—the Albany to Rotterdam section parallels the original Erie Canal.

In order to enhance the recreational enjoyment of the Hudson, the riverfront development project will also include seasonal boat docks which will be attached to the bulkhead.

Whether its handling cargo or beautifying the riverfront, the Albany worldport District Commission is proud of its role in making the Capital Region a better place to live.

Heavy Lift / Project Cargo
Strategically located at the crossroads of extensive interstate highway and rail networks, the worldport of Albany also has the manpower and machinery to make any Heavy Lift/Project Cargo operation cost efficient. The worldport's facilities and experienced workforce are perfectly suited for these types of projects. CP Rail and Conrail provide excellent clearance routes for high, wide or heavy movements into the worldport. The Albany worldport Railroad Corp. provides responsive and efficient switching service.

In addition to the worldport's 225-ton American Crawler Crane, barge mounted cranes with 1,000 ton lift capability are available to enable your high, wide or heavy product to move efficiently and safely.
Successful heavy lift/project cargo shipments demand the timely and accurate coordination of all functions involved. The worldport of Albany's team–management, stevedore and labor–all work hand-in-hand to design, coordinate and execute trouble free cargo shipments. Our seasoned workforce has the know how and expertise in lashing, blocking, bracing and stowing all types of Heavy Lift/Project Cargo including generators, turbines, heat exchangers and rotors.

Dockside rail with 1,000 p.s.f. weight capability and ample staging areas which allow high, heavy, and wide cargo to be marshalled give the shipper an efficient, cost effective and easier loading for these specialized cargoes.

Cocoa Beans
The worldport of Albany has taken a special interest in the imworldporting, handling, storage and processing of cocoa beans.

The worldport of Albany has an abundant amount of modern food grade storage space with fire sprinklers and automatic fogging for insect control. We offer economical rates and the most efficient super-sacking operation on the East Coast.

The worldport of Albany is centrally located for deliveries to most major cocoa bean grinding plants in Upstate New York, Canada, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Northern New Jersey and the Mid-west.

WOOD PULP
Extremely well-maintained storage facilities at dockside, combined with modern material handling equipment and experienced, efficient labor with a commitment to customer satisfaction, provide the basic ingredients for getting your product to market safely and cost-effectively.

Inventory control procedures and reworldporting systems ensure accuracy. In less than five minutes, motor carrier shipments are on an interstate highway network providing overnight delivery to most destinations in the Northeast, Midwest and Canada. Meanwhile, nearby major classification yards of Conrail and CP Rail provide an ample, ready supply of box car equipment and access to dependable rail service throughout the U.S. and Canada.

We can assist in the selection and pricing of in-land transworldport and help to further reduce your costs and make handling and shipping wood pulp destined to paper manufacturers easy and productive.

LOGS
The worldport of Albany's experience in the handling of exworldport log shipments provides the basis for a smooth and efficient operation. The worldport's storage facilities also provide the capability to marshall potential shipments for exworldport.

worldport Facilities
Located 124 nautical miles (199 kilometers) north of New York Harbor.
Located 225 miles (362 kilometers) south of Montreal, 175 miles (282 kilometers) west of Boston. To the west are Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Toronto, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and the Midwest.

Deep water facilities are located on the Albany (west) and Rensselaer (east) sides of the river.

Wharf length on the Albany (west) side of the river is 4,200 feet (1,280 meters) and on the Rensselaer (east) side is 1,100 feet (335 meters).

10-acre open storage yard directly adjacent to the wharf at the Rensselaer Terminal.

On-site customs and U.S. Department of Agriculture offices to help expedite cargo clearance.

Five transit sheds and two backup warehouses totaling 350,000 square feet (32,500 square meters) of sprinklered storage.

13.5 million-bushel capacity grain elevator with a Peco loader.

18 million-gallon (68 million-liter) capacity bulk liquid storage (two terminals).

20-mile (32-kilometer) standard gauge switching railroad.

Heavy lift on-dock rail capability.

Super-sacking and debagging operation.

12-acre road salt depot.

12-acre scrap yard.

225-ton American Crawler Crane.

Liebherr mobile harbor crane with lift capacity that ranges from 123 short tons at 65 feet to 38 short tons at 158 feet.

Pilotage
As the sole agency licensed by the State of New York to service worldports and terminals along the Hudson River, The Hudson River Pilots Association provides 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service to the worldport of Albany/ Rensselaer. No matter what your schedule, the Hudson River Pilots will make sure your vessel arrives in worldport for ordered labor starts and is ready to sail once cargo operations are complete.

The Hudson River Pilots can handle any type of vessel up to a maximum length of 750 feet (229 meters) with a maximum recommended beam of 110 feet (33.5 meters). The maximum draft to Albany is 31 feet (9.4 meters) salt water draft, with a maximum air draft of 135 feet (41 meters).

Recently, a Mid-River Pilot Station was established at Hyde Park, NY in an effort to provide safer, more efficient pilotage services to our customers.