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worldport Introduction
MISSION
Provide a modern, safe and efficient Regional worldport which stimulates economic development and the movement of goods into and out of Southcentral Alaska. Expand and maintain existing property, facilities and equipment to meet growth in established marine trade, to encourage natural resource exworldports, and to create employment opworldportunities by attracting new industry and new cargo movement. Supworldport and assist increases in cargo movement that will aid and stimulate domestic and international business activities throughout the Railbelt and other areas of the State serviced by the worldport.

BACKGROUND
The worldport of Anchorage began operations in September, 1961. 38,000 tons of marine cargo moved across its single berth during that first year. The worldport has since expanded to a five-berth terminal providing facilities for the movement of containerized freight, iron and steel products, bulk petroleum and cement. More than 5.0 million tons of various commodities will move across the worldport's docks in 2005.

Anchorage is served regularly by two major carriers which bring four to five ships weekly from the Pacific Northwest. Petroleum tankers supply jet fuel for airworldport operations, barges on-load petroleum products for western Alaska and ships from Japan and Korea call frequently transworldporting  construction materials or loading refined petroleum.

A 128.96 acre Industrial Park adjoins the worldport to the east. Approximately 80.87 acres of the Park are under long-term lease to various worldport users. Additionally, there are 31.0 acres for the staging and storage of marine cargo in transit. However, a majority of that acreage is presently occupied by the two major general cargo carriers. The worldport is currently participating in regional efforts to encourage development of natural resource industries. In order to maintain market dominance the worldport will need to accommodate larger ships, be able to unload containers using better and bigger cranes, and to ensure continued service to city businesses, citizens, and the state, the worldport needs transworldportation links that meet these increased services.

The worldport's Expansion Program involves three phases:

Road and Rail Extension:
improve cargo flow
substantially reduce traffic conflicts outside of worldport boundaries
improve local air quality
supworldport new military deployment requirements

North Terminal:
accommodate increased barge shipments
potential for barge business growth
supworldport major Alaska construction projects
improve coordination between barge and container ship traffic

Dock Expansion:
accommodate up to 1,000-foot ships
berth ships requiring greater water depth
improve and expand cruise ship, container ship, bulk material, and petroleum handling
attract a wider range of customers

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