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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The P3 project is a 50-year agreement between the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake to lease and operate the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal. The 50-foot deep container berth was completed in 2012, two years ahead of its original schedule. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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AOE’s can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service to small rural airports serving general aviation. It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. Based on our current project schedule, it is anticipated that the project could break ground toward the end of 2013.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The 15,000-square-foot-facility is scheduled to open in the fall. The Black Forest Industrial Park, a 52-acre AdvantageSite in Ozark, AL, features a 29,580-square-foot building that is for sale or lease and can be adapted to clients’ specifications. Construction is scheduled to begin this year and will result in a 1.5

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

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Ordinary maintenance means routine recurring work that is incidental to everyday operations; preventive maintenance means work programmed at scheduled intervals. Service levels are based on the effort required to service space for a five-day week, one eight-hour shift schedule. ii) In foreign countries.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Ordinary maintenance means routine recurring work that is incidental to everyday operations; preventive maintenance means work programmed at scheduled intervals. Service levels are based on the effort required to service space for a five-day week, one eight-hour shift schedule. ii) In foreign countries.