USS New Jersey at the Broadway Terminal

Table of ContentsChairman’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3Balzano History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5Year In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Economic Impact & Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Beckett Street Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Broadway Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Salem Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Port Leadership, Port Staff,

Mission Statement . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover

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Barbara Tomalino

Ms. Tomalino is President and owner ofParamount Air Service, the nation’s old-est and largest aerial advertising firm,headquartered in Cape MayCourthouse, New Jersey. Ms. Tomalinois a Commissioner of the New JerseyCommerce and Economic GrowthCommission and she is Chair of theCape Women’s Resource Fund as well asthe Cape Education Fund. Ms.Tomalino is also a board member of theSouth Jersey Economic DevelopmentDistrict and also serves on the BurdetteTomlin Memorial Hospital Board. Sheis past President of the Cape MayCounty Chamber of Commerce andserved as President of the New JerseyAssociation of Women Business Ownersand as a Board member of the NewJersey Travel & Resort Association. Shewas appointed to the Port Corporationin December 1995, representing CapeMay County.

SJPC

Board of

Directors

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South Jersey Port Corporation

The South Jersey PortCorporation is most fortu-

nate in attracting the caliber ofbusiness professionals who

serve on our Board ofDirectors. We wish to extendour thanks and appreciation forthe considerable time spent inoverseeing the growing amountof activity at the Port.

Richard A. Alaimo, Chairman

Mr. Alaimo is founder and President ofthe Alaimo Group, Consulting Engineers,located in Mount Holly and Paterson,New Jersey, and is a Consulting Civiland Sanitary Engineer. He is a LicensedProfessional Engineer in NJ, PA and DE,a Certified Public Works Manager, amember and past President of theRancocas Valley Regional High SchoolBoard of Education, a Diplomate in theAmerican Academy of EnvironmentalEngineers, a member of the NationalSociety of Professional Engineers, theNew Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers,the Rutgers University EngineeringSociety, and the 1994 recipient of the“Distinguished Engineer of the YearAward” from the American Society ofCivil Engineers. He has been a memberof the Port Corporation since 1968,representing Burlington County.

Wilbert Mitchell

Mr. Mitchell is Executive Director ofRespond Inc. of Camden County, NewJersey. He graduated from CheyneyUniversity with a degree in elementaryand special education. He has donegraduate study at Temple University,New York University and GlassboroState College. He is President of theNorth Camden NeighborhoodDevelopment Corporation, pastChairman of the Camden WaterfrontManagement Corporation, and a mem-ber of the Governor’s Task force onChild Abuse and various civic and pro-fessional organizations in the City ofCamden and Camden County. He hasbeen a member of the PortCorporation since 1991, representingCamden County

Craig F. Remington

Mr. Remington serves as Principal, VicePresident and Treasurer of Remington& Vernick Engineers, located inHaddonfield, serving clients throughoutNew Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.He is the grandson of the firm’sfounder, J.C. Remington – three genera-tions of continuity has provided aunique stability to the firm for over 100years. Mr. Remington is a licensedProfessional Land Surveyor andProfessional Planner, and graduate ofDrake University and TempleUniversity. Mr. Remington is a memberof the New Jersey Society ofProfessional Land Surveyors, New JerseyFederation of Planners, Our Lady ofLourdes Hospital Foundation Board,the Rotary Club of Haddonfield, theBoys & Girls Club of America, and ispast president of the Gloucester/SalemEngineering Society. He has been amember of the Port Corporation since2001, representing Camden County.

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Col (Ret) Michael L. Warner

Colonel (Ret) Michael L. Warner isChief of Staff for the Eight LegislativeDistrict of New Jersey. Prior to assum-ing this position, Colonel Warner wasthe Deputy Commissioner for VeteransAffairs for the State of New Jersey. Heserved over 27 years on Active Duty asan officer in the United States Army.

Colonel Warner graduated from ArizonaState University and his Master’s Degreein Business Administration.

He belongs to several professionalorganizations. Among those groups are:The Army War College; The Associationof the U.S. Army; and the RetiredOfficers Association. Service organiza-tions include: Veterans of Foreign Wars;American Legion; and lifetime member-ship in the Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica; Military Order of the PurpleHeart; and the Disabled AmericanVeterans.Veterans. He is also a memberof the Burlington County Boy Scouts ofAmerica Executive Council; the Boardof Trustees for the Greater DelawareValley Chapter of the National MultipleSclerosis Society and Burlington CountyCollege.

Executive Director’sMessage2001 was a challenging year and onethat will bring significant change inthe way we all do business and liveour lives. Adapting to the changingneeds of our global marketplace andsociety is not a new idea, but is onethat is ever more present. The PortCorporation remains focused on serv-

ing our trade partners, tenants, cus-tomers, as well as our host city andthe Delaware Valley Region at large tothe best of our ability.

The Port of Camden again proved tobe a winning solution for the shippersworldwide looking for a leader inmarine terminal services, warehousingand logistics throughout 2001. ThePort experienced its second largest

tonnage year in its 72-year history andcontinued to expand as a home tomany marine-related businesses. ThePort Corporation’s growing commu-nity of tenants include Del MonteFresh Fruit, St. Lawrence Cement,Camden International CommoditiesTerminal, Tri-State Bulk Handling,and Camden Yards Steel to name afew, demonstrate the effectiveness of4

Joseph A. BalzanoExecutive Director & CEO

1926: Creation of the South Jersey PortDistrict by the New Jersey State Legislatureand touches off an explosion of growththat establishes the City of Camden as aworld-class port.

1928: The South Jersey Port Commissionbegins operations at the “CamdenMarine Terminals.”

1931: The Beckett Street Terminal opens.

1951: Joseph A. Balzano begins hismaritime career with the South JerseyPort Commission.

1965: The Port of Camden handles arecord breaking 424,173 tons, including152,742,777 board feet of lumber.

1965: Two 25-ton capacity whirly gantrycranes are purchased and steel coils arrive.

1966: Ground is broken for a new 500foot wharf at Beckett St.

1968: The South Jersey Port Corporationis created by the New Jersey Legislature.

1969: Joseph A. Balzano is promoted toDeputy Executive Director ofOperations & Facilities.

1971: The New York Shipyard site isopened as the Broadway Terminal.

1972: SJPC participates in its first NewJersey World Trade Conference andbegins handling humanitarian cargo forthe CARE program.

1979: The Port of Camden becomes the2nd largest lumber port on the East Coast.

1983: SJPC ranks among the top 10percent of all ports worldwide, andcontinues to grow, completing a $14.5million expansion at the Beckett Street

Terminal.

1986: Mainland China calls on the Portof Camden for the first time in 40 years,with a ship laden with hardboard.

1988: Joseph A. Balzano is promoted tothe position of Executive Director andChief Executive Officer.

1989: Del Monte Fresh Fruit opens atthe Broadway Terminal, making Camdentheir largest distribution center in theNortheast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. regions.

1991: SJPC handles a record-breaking1,000,000 tons of export scrap metal.

1992: A $6 million dredging projectjointly funded by the U.S. Army Corp ofEngineers and the Delaware River PortAuthority, deepens the access channel to40 feet from the river-channel to SJPC’sBeckett Street terminal.

1994: The 25th anniversary of the SJPCculminates in the construction of a newberth at Beckett Street and an agreementto operate the Port of Salem.

1997: Del Monte expands their operationat the Broadway Terminal commencinga five million dollar warehouse expan-sion project.

1999: St. Lawrence Cement Companyexecutes a 45-year lease with the SJPC tobuild a $50 million slag processing facilityat the Broadway Terminal.

2000: Joseph A. Balzano begins his50th year of service with the Port ofCamden.

2001: Supervised the construction of aberth for the Battleship New Jersey.

Joseph A. Balzano

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An Historical Relationship with South Jersey Port Corporation

the Port Corporation’s public/privatepartnerships vision. Through thisexpanding network, the PortCorporation brings added value to thecommodities that pass through ourterminals and the services we provide.

As an agency of the State of NewJersey, the Port Corporation proudlycontinues to fulfill its mission toenhance our state’s transportation

network and expand our vital eco-nomic impacts. During 2001, weexperienced notable growth in creat-ing employment opportunities andexpanding business revenue. ThePort Corporation stands as one of thelargest employers in the City ofCamden.

I am proud to have a skilled and expe-rienced team who work diligently

toward fulfilling our goals andresponding to the needs of our cus-tomers and port users. As I enter my51st year working in the Port ofCamden, I remain enthusiastic aboutthe opportunities for growth and suc-cess that lie ahead for the PortCorporation.

Year In ReviewThe year 2001 proved to be a significant year in the history of theSouth Jersey Port Corporation. Enhancing and improving thefacilities and capabilities of the Port Corporation is paramount tocontinue to fulfill the Port’s primary mission and goals.

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USS New JerseyBattleship

❚ A new business located at the BroadwayTerminal, Camden Yards Steel opened their facili-ty importing processing hot and cold rolled steel.

❚ Three million dollars worth of improvementsand upgrades to our pier facilities at the BeckettStreet and Broadway Terminals.

❚ St. Lawrence Cement, one of the major tenantsat the Port Corporation, began operating and isnow importing over a half million ton of slagfrom Europe each year.

❚ Began a ship breaking operation via CamdenIron & Metal at the Beckett Street Terminal andthe Philadelphia Navy Yard, which drasticallyincreased our exports of scrap metal.

❚ Handled cargoes of imported salt for the NewJersey Turnpike Authority.

❚ Implemented a series of meetings and discus-sions with New York/New Jersey Port Authorityto investigate SJPC being an inland port distribu-tion site for container cargoes.

❚ In cooperation with the State of New Jersey, thePort Corporation’s Board of Directors author-ized a full and complete management audit of alloperations and financial management to assureits compliance with current business standards.

❚ Improved fencing and provide secure lighting

around 15 acres of storage area at the BeckettStreet Terminal.

❚ A new electrical sub station upgrade to servefuture needs of our business and tennant,costing 2.8 million dollars.

❚ Provided the Battleship New Jersey WarMemorial with riparian rights for docking ofthe vessel just north of the Beckett StreetTerminal, Berth 1.

❚ A major investment to enhance security atthe Port Corporation was begun in light ofthe present terrorist threats against the UnitedStates. The Port’s management immediatelybegan an assessment of our facilities and planfor long-term security enhancements.

❚ Installation of a new truck-washingoil/water seperator at the equiptment yard.

❚ New cocoa bean business from Malaysian, inaddition to West African beans.

❚ Joined with the City of Camden, our hostcommunity, in providing short term parkingarrangements for the entertaining venuesalong the Deleware River.

❚ Sjpc continues to play a major role in thedeepening of the Deleware River channel to45 feet.

The Beckett Street Terminal and the Broadway Terminal

serve not only as true publicintermodal facilities, but areplaces where private businesses

can exist and prosper in theCity of Camden, utilizingthe full potential of theDelaware River.

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St. Lawrence Cement Plant

The Successes of 2001 Include:

Major Commodities Handled by Cargo Type

Fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Import . . . . . .508,015 Tons

Cocoa Beans . . . . . . . . . . Import . . . . . . 43,280 Tons

Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Import . . . . . . 61,243 Tons

Grancem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Export . . . 100,717.14 Tons

Scrap Metal . . . . . . . . . . . Export . . . . . . 212,851 Tons

Wood Products . . . . . . . . Import . . . . . 342,511 Tons

Steel Products . . . . . . . . . Import . . . . . 368,970 Tons

Cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Import . . . 377,656.21 Tons

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The South Jersey Port Corporationis an industry leader and specialist

in the handling of breakbulk and bulkcommodities. In addition to the commodities listed above, the PortCorporation handles a wide variety ofbreakbulk and dry bulk cargoes, project

cargo, general cargo, and containerizedcargo. The capabilities of the facilities tohandle almost any type of cargo, isenhanced by a large menu of customerservices, including inventory control,logistics and sorting among many otherservices.

Port Activity and Economic Impact Statistics

1999 TOTAL TONNAGE

2001 CARGO MIX 2000

Export299,905

Import1,892,295

Containers

Bulk

Breakbulk

Ship Calls364

Total Tonnage2,192,201

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2000 TOTAL TONNAGE

Export37,241

Import1,916,783

Ship Calls325

Total Tonnage1,954,024

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2001 TOTAL TONNAGE

Export387,890

Import1,960,691

Ship Calls344

Total Tonnage2,348,580

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226,047900,701

1,581,9471,285,127

Tonnage Analysis

Promoting economic development,

enhancing intermodal facilities,

and partnering with private business

are roles the Port Corporation proudly

embodies.The economic impact the

SJPC provides is vital to its host city

and the region at large.

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The South Jersey Port Corporation is one of the largest employers in the DelawareValley region and produces extensive economic impacts. A recent study of theEconomic Impacts of the South Jersey Port Corporation demonstrates that SJPC is oneof the largest employers and job creating agencies in southern New Jersey.

TToottaall EEmmppllooyymmeenntt IImmppaacctt❚ 24,605 residents of the Delaware River Valley are related to cargo and vessel activity atthe SJPC marine terminals.

❚ 2,446 direct jobs are generated by cargo moving over the public marine terminals.These jobs are classified as direct jobs and if SJPC marine terminals were to cease, thesejobs would be discontinued over the short term.

❚ 1,132 are employed by providing goods and services to the 2,446 individuals directlyinvolved with port activity.

❚ Firms directly dependent on maritime activity at the SJPC marine terminals made$13.5 million. These local purchases supported 252 jobs in the local economy.

❚ An additional 20,775 jobs are with firms that ship and receive cargo via the SJPCmarine terminals.

IMPACTS IMPACTS IMPACTS

Direct Jobs 2,446 Direct Personal Imcome($1,000)

$97,553.9 RELATED JOBS 20,775

Induced Jobs 1,132 Re-Spending($1,000)

$95,622.3 Business Revenue($1,000)

$161,307.1

Indirect Jobs 252 Indirect Income($1,000)

$9,543.4 Local Purchases($1,000)

$13,512.9

TOTAL JOBS 3,830 TOTAL INCOME $202,699.6 State and Local Tax($1,000)

$20,999.7

Specialized Cargos: Wood products, steel products, cocoa beans, containers, iron ore, furnace slag,scrap metal

Other Cargos: Project and dry bulk cargoes

Terminal Area: 125 Acres (42.5 ha.)

Number/Size of Berths: 4 berths: 2,655 linear ft. (701 m)

Depth at MLW: 1 & 2 berths–30 ft. / 3 berth–35 ft. / 4 berth–40 ft.

Number/Size of Storage Warehouse: 13 dry totaling 900,000 sq.ft. (65,030 sq.m)

Truck Gates: Main gate on Beckett Street, 6 other gates to storage areas

Heavy Lift: 1 multipurpose bulk/container crane 95 tons (86.2 metric tons)1 general-purpose cargo/container crane: 35 tons (31.8 metric tons)

Direct Transfer: Direct to and from truck/rail/vessel

Highways: Direct access to highways I-676, I-76, Rte. 130 and I-295

Rail Access: Rail Connections CP Rail System, CSX, and Norfolk Southern

Other Features: Food grade warehousing; all storage warehouse and shed served by rail;innovative direct discharge for bulk cargoes; custom cargo carriers for direct discharge to storage; all-weather loading; temperature-controlled warehouse

Beckett StreetTerminalCamden, NJ

Port Facilities

Beckett Street Terminal serviced byConrail, surface rail tracks to all

berths and transit sheds. A world leaderin the handling of waterborne cargo.

Located on the site of the former NewYork Ship building company. Broadway

Terminal has been transformed into abustling industrial park, employinghundreds of area workers Among themany tenants, Del Monte Fruit standsas the model for state-of-the-art facilitieshandling fruit and other perishables.

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BroadwayTerminalCamden, NJ

Specialized Cargo: Petroleum coke, furnace slag, dolomite, other dry bulks,steel products, wood products, minerals, cocoa beans, and fresh fruit

Terminal Area: 180 acres (72.9 ha.)

Trucking: Trucking access at berthside.

Number/Size of Berths: Pier 1: 750 ft. (228.6 m) Pier 5: 1,135 linear ft. (345.9 m)

Depth at MLW: 35 ft. (10.7 m)

Number of Storage Warehouses: 30 dry totaling 1,241,053 sq.ft. (115,293 m) 2 temperature-controlledwarehouse 60,000 sq.ft. (5,574 sq. m) and 75,000 sq.ft. (6,967.5 sq. m)

Reefer Plugs: 130 reefer plugs available on terminal

Direct Transfer: Direct to and from truck/rail/vessel

Truck Gates: 3 gates to storage areas

Highways: Direct access to highways I-676, I-76, Rte. 130, and I-295

Rail Connections: CP Rail System, CSX, and Norfolk Southern

Other Features: Full service facility for all breakbulk and bulk cargoes; 30 acre open lay down space;bulk cargo storage area with direct rail service; 2,000 ft. of rail siding for intermodalCOFC transfer

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Terminal Area: 22 acres

Trucking: Trucking access at berthside.

Berthing Space: 350 ft./beam 65 ft.

Principal Cargo: Wearing apparel, fishing apparel, motor vehicles, food products,and consumer goods.

Covered Space: 80,000 sq. ft. of shed and warehouse storage

Port History: A port entry since 1682, the Port of Salem is one of the oldest ports on the East Coast, and is the newest addition to SJPC. Leased and operated by Salem Terminals Limited, there are extensive renovations planned for this facility.

Port ofSalem, NJ

Salem Terminal, a port entry since1682, the Port of Salem is one of

the oldest ports on the East Coast, andis the newest addition to SJPC.

Joseph A. Balzano, Executive Director & CEOMarc Orsimarsi, Senior AccountantWilliam Lang, Management AssistantSteve Cirillo, Traffic CoordinatorMarie Cipolone, Administrative SecretaryMaureen McHugh, Executive SecretaryScott McAssey, Warehouse Manager Debbi-Anne Silverman, Billing ManagerRaymond Gallagher, Data Entry ClerkLien K. Nguyen, Associate Systems AdministratorJohn Yarnell, Logistics AdministratorAddison Bender, ClerkJames Branca, Warehouse ClerkAthina Horiatis, Warehouse ClerkGina Lynn, Warehouse AdministratorMichael Spencer, Sales Accounting ClerkBernadette Meads, Financial ClerkOanh Nguyen, Accounts Payable / Receivable CoordinatorRosemary McBride, Purchasing AssistantAnne Hall, Timekeeper/Payroll AdministratorBridgette Sullivan, Personnel ClerkWilliam Kelley, Maintenance ForemanTimothy McCarthy, Warehouse SuperintendentRobert Curll, Assistant Warehouse SuperintendentSteve Griffin, Warehouse SupervisorJohn Mitchell, Warehouse Clerk/SupervisorJames Wolf, Operations SupervisorRobert Mancine, Operations SupervisorJoseph DeLuca, Project SupervisorDave McGoldrick, Maintenance ForemanRonald Burch, LieutenantPaul Bunn, LieutenantTom Johnson, Customer Service Representative

Port Leadership

Port Staff

John MaierAssistant Executive Director

Jay Jones,

Director of Communications and Administration

Bob Weyand, Terminal Superintendent

Joe Diamond, Assistant Terminal Superintendent WarehouseSuperintendent

Mike Colavita, General Manager of Maintenance of Facilities and Mobile Equipment

Franco Mastrogiorgio, Maintenance Facilities Manager

Marc Krassan,

Treasurer

Kevin CastagnolaDeputy Executive Director

SJPC Mission StatementThe South Jersey Port Corporation’s mission is to provide servicesand facilities to accommodate the transportation of goods and commodities by water and land to foster regional economic developmentfor the benefit of our Port District and, specially, the Cities ofCamden and Salem, New Jersey

The SPJC will accomplish this purpose by fulfilling the following goals:

❚ Work in partnership with our State and private entities to

compliment their functions and capabilities

❚ Provide major regional services and facilities for the han-dling of bulk, breakbulk, dry bulk and containerized cargoes.

❚ Retain and expand the existing industrial, manufacturing,distribution and related employment bases within the PortDistrict and the South Jersey region.

❚ Be sensitive to the needs and concerns of our diverse consti-tutes and strive to serve the public’s interest by improvingpublic awareness and by working cooperatively with laborand business for the enhance ment of our regions.

❚ Retain and operate our facilities in a professional and business-like manner.

❚ Make the State of New Jersey a vital link within the world's markets.

Henry D’Andrea,Facilities Engineer

South Jersey Port Corporation2nd & Beckett Streets

P.O. Box 129 (08101)

Camden, New Jersey 08103

Phone: 856-757-4969

FAX: 856-757-4903

Email: spjc@southjerseyport.com

www.southjerseyport.com