Construction Progress Photos for week ending 10/03

Looking North at the footing excavation along column line 10.

Looking East at the storm line south of the engine room being installed.

Looking North, workers prepare rebar for the footing at the dock office and loading dock.

Looking Southeast at the cleanout for the 6″ storm line.

Looking North, the continuous footing along column line 12 is ready to be poured.

And the rain begins!  Rain and high water table combine to make the site very saturated.

Footing K-10 is in the process of being poured.  This was one of the footings on K-line that had to be repaired due to the wood piles […]

Construction Progress Photos for week ending 09/26

View looking South of the East stem wall of the building.  Progress looks good!

Excavators working to chip out the existing storm line so that a new line can be installed.

Photo looking East down K Column line, footings have successfully been poured.

Photo of flowable fill over the transformer conduit at the engine room.

Chuck McCarthy Presenting at the NC Port Protein Meeting

Cold Storage Project Moving Forward

USA InvestCo’s plans to create the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage facility will create 100 jobs and invest more than $15 million in the State according to Governor McCrory’s office. The company is developing the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage facility (PWCS), a 75,000-square-foot cold storage facility that will store locally produced pork, poultry, fruits and vegetables. PWCS could eventually be expanded to 300,000 square feet depending on demand.

You can read the full article on WWAY:

http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/12/16/incentives-move-cold-storage-project-port-forward

PWCold Lands Large Grant

The Port of Wilmington Cold Storage project landed a large grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation yesterday.  The $800,000 Golden LEAF Foundation grant will assist in the development and construction of the cold storage facility.  It’s one of the last and largest grants awarded by the foundation for 2013.

You can read the full article on the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s website here.

Transportation Secretary Tony Tata on Cold Storage

North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata discussed the departments top priorities for the year. Among this list, he specifically mentions USA InvestCo and the development of the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage project.

RALEIGH — It’s a big year ahead for the Department of Transportation. In a board meeting Thursday, new Transportation Secretary Tony Tata outlined his top priorities for 2013.

“One is to create a needed infrastructure, the other is to generate necessary jobs,” said Tata.

Like Gov. Pat McCrory, Tata says getting North Carolinians back to work is key. One example starts with this week’s approval from the […]

Star News Features Port of Wilmington Cold Storage

The Star News wrote a recent article featuring the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage project entitled “Chinese money will help build cold storage at Port of Wilmington”.  You can read the full article on the Star News website.

 

Site-plan and Architectural Drawings Completed

 

 

NC Exports Hit Record High

NC exports hit a record high of $14.8 Billion USD, in the first half of 2012.  North Carolina merchandise exports increased by 6 percent in the first half of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA).

Read the full article on the Greater Wilmington Business Journal website.

Pre-construction on the Port of Wilmington Cold Storage Facility

Pre-construction activities on the PWCS project have started.  Catlin Engineering is in the process of taking boring samples on the PWCS site. This site investigation will provide information on the soil quality and density at various depths. Our architects, engineers, and general contractor will use this information to ensure that we have the appropriate structure on which to construct the PWCS facility.