People are moving to North Carolina at twice the national... The reasons why are still being explored.
Market Access People are moving to North Carolina at twice the national average. The reasons why are still being explored. Market Access North Carolina affords business and industry prime market access to the eastern United States and Canada as well as points across the country and around the world. The state’s central East Coast location and excellent transportation network provide businesses with unequalled proximity to major markets. North Carolina’s location makes it an optimal point for transporting and receiving goods to and from all over the world. N.C. Market Access 2,000 mi 3,200 km 1,500 mi 2,400 km 1,000 mi 1,600 km 500 mi 800 km 300 mi 500 km Market Access | 1 Market Access — Air North Carolina is home to the sixth largest major airline hub in the nation, with four major airports offering more than 1,000 daily departures and non-stop service to over 100 domestic and international destinations. North Carolina is one plane change away from virtually any major city in the world. The state is also home to 11 regional and more than 100 general aviation facilities. Equipped to accommodate the world’s largest cargo jets, North Carolina’s airports have been recognized nationally for excellence in such areas as on-time arrivals and departures, operations, passengers served and Major Airlines North Carolina is served by a variety of major airlines, including: • Air Canada • AirTran Airways • Allegiant Air cargo handled. • American Airlines • Continental Airlines • Delta Air Lines • JetBlue Airways • Lufthansa Airlines • Midwest Airlines • Southwest Airlines • United Airlines • U.S. Airways N.C. International Airports Greensboro – Piedmont Triad International Raleigh/Durham International Charlotte/Douglas International International Airports Wilmington International Market Access | 2 Market Access — Air The state’s airports offer commercial and general aviation services, including commercial aircraft maintenance and full-service federal inspections, including U.S. Immigraion and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Department of Agriculture to clear international flights. Many of North Carolina’s aviation facilities are expanding both the services and destinations offered in a continuing effort to improve passenger convenience, ample parking and the latest amenities in air travel. North Carolina’s transportation network offers companies a seamless distribution infrastructure. A testament to the state’s strong connectivity and ability to quickly transport goods, FedEx chose North Carolina for its new midAtlantic hub, which opened in June 2009. North Carolina’s cargo carriers and freight forwarders include: • ABX • BAX Global • Emery Air Freight • FedEx • Mountain Air Cargo • Quantem Aviation • Ram Air Freight • Tradewinds • UPS • U.S. Postal Service • USA Jet Airliners Nonstop Flight Destinations Domestic Atlanta, GA Baltimore-Washington, DC Biloxi/Gulfport, MS Boston, MA Charleston, SC Chicago, IL (Midway, O’Hare) Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Daytona Beach, FL Denver, CO Detroit, MI Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Walton Beach, FL Greenville/Spartanburg, SC Hartford, CT Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Las Vegas, NV Memphis, TN Miami, FL Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Nashville, TN New York, NY (JFK, LGA) Newark, NJ Norfolk, VA Orlando, FL Panama City, FL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Portland, OR Providence, RI Sacramento, CA Salt Lake City, UT San Antonio, TX San Francisco, CA St. Louis, MO Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Tucson, AZ Washington, DC (Dulles, Reagan National) International Aruba Barbados Belize Cancun, Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Frankfurt, Germany Freeport, Bahamas Georgetown, Bahamas Grand Cayman Islands Liberia, Costa Rica London, England Mexico City, Mexico Montego Bay, Jamaica Montreal, Canada Munich, Germany Nassau, Bahamas Paris, France Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Rio de Janiero, Brazil San Jose, Costa Rica San Juan, Puerto Rico St. Lucia St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles St. Kitts St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Toronto, Canada Market Access | 3 Market Access — Global Shipping and Logistics With the volume of international trade expected to double by 2020, North Carolina’s ports offer a competitive edge in access to global markets. Positioned along the Atlantic shipping lines, cost-effective pricing and tax credits, abundant capacity, accessibility across distribution channels, commitment to innovation and service and a business-friendly environment make the state’s ports an excellent choice. Port Tax Credit Businesses and individuals who pay North Carolina state income tax and use N.C. state ports qualify for tax credits on inbound and outbound cargo. The credit is earned on cargo wharfage and handling fees paid to the N.C. State Ports Authority that exceed the average for those fees during three years. The credit applies to taxes due to the state and can amount to up to 50 percent of the total tax liability for each tax year. Any unused credit may be carried forward for as long as five years for a total credit of up to $2 million. Services Worldwide N.C. state ports provide access to many parts of the world through numerous carriers: Container Carrier Services Central American Service • Maersk Line Asian Services • Cosco Container Lines America • Hanjin Shipping Company • “K” Line America • United Arab Shipping • Yang Ming Line Middle Eastern Services • National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia Northern European Services • Independent Container Line, Ltd. Bulk/Breakbulk Carrier Services • PACC Line • Star Shipping • Spiethoff • Gearbulk • Saga Forest Carriers N.C. Deep Water Ports and Intermodal Terminals Piedmont Triad Inland Terminal Charlotte Inland Terminal Port of Morehead City N.C. Ports Inland Terminals Interstate or Controlled Interstate Highways Access Highways Port of Wilmington U.S. Highways U.S. Highways Market Access | 4 Market Access — Global Shipping and Logistics N.C. Ports — At A Glance Port of Wilmington Located on the east bank of the Cape Fear River, the Port of Wilmington is 26 miles from the open sea and offers facilities to handle containerized, bulk and breakbulk cargoes. The Port of Wilmington offers multiple sailings per week to and from Asia, Europe, Central America and the Caribbean. The port has 6,768 feet of continuous wharf divided between container and general cargo operations. There is an open storage dry bulk facility, which can outload more than 800 tons per hour with a 70,000-ton storage capacity. Wilmington is one of the few South Atlantic ports with readily available berths and container storage areas and equipment. Container and General Cargo Operations 42 ft. Channel and Berth Depth Direct access to I-40, I-74, I-95, U.S. 17 and U.S. 74 Served by CSX Port of Morehead City The 45-foot channel at the Port of Morehead City makes it one of the deepest ports on the East Coast. Situated along the Newport River and Bogue Sound, the Port of Morehead City is only four miles from the open sea and specializes in breakbulk and bulk cargo. The port has nine berths, 5,500 feet of continuous wharf and a load-out rate of 3,000 tons per hour of bulk cargo with the use of two berths. Its drybulk facility offers a 225,000-ton capacity warehouse, conveyor system and shiploader, as well as an open-storage dry bulk facility. General Cargo and Bulk Handling Facility 45 ft. Channel, Berths from 38 ft. – 42 ft. Depth Access to I-95 and I-40 via U.S. 70 and U.S. 17 Served by Norfolk Southern Inland Terminals The Charlotte and Piedmont Triad inland terminals are strategically located at the heart of the manufacturing and distribution sites in the Southeast, serving the I-40, I-73/74, I-77 and I-85 corridors. Professional, “neutral” container yard operations are provided to carriers as well as staging for empty and loaded containers, with grounding and mounting service. Market Access | 5 Market Access — Rail Service North Carolina, home to the largest consolidated rail system in the country, can help you access these efficiencies. The rail system is supported by more than 20 carriers, including CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, as well as several affiliated railroads and a wealth of independently-owned carriers. More than 3,200 miles of track provide excellent freight railway service to business and industry. North Carolina’s Class I carriers, Norfolk Southern and CSX, serve more than 46,000 miles of track stretching throughout the South, East, Midwest and Canada. With service to 22 states in the eastern half of the country, the rail connections extending to the North Carolina coast enable the state ports in Wilmington and Morehead City to offer import and export services to a large market. Rail Industrial Access Program Because rail access is vital to many prospective industries, the N.C. Department of Transportation began the Rail Industrial Access Program to provide an incentive to locate or expand their facilities in North Carolina. This funding helps ensure that companies have the railroad tracks needed to transport freight and materials. The program uses state funds to construct or refurbish tracks required by a new or expanding industry to encourage economic development. Funding for the projects is contingent upon application approval prior to the industry making their decision to locate or expand their facility in North Carolina and a private and/or local source providing matching funds. Railroads can move a ton of freight an average of 436 miles on a single gallon of fuel. Market Access | 6 Market Access — Rail Service N.C. Regional Freight Railroads • Aberdeen & Rockfish Railway • High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad • Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway • Laurinburg & Southern Railroad • Alexander Railroad Company • Nash County Railroad • Atlantic & Western Railway • North Carolina & Virginia Railroad • Caldwell County Railroad • North Carolina Railroad Company • Carolina Coastal Railway • Thermal Belt Railway • Carolina Southern Railroad • Wilmington Terminal Railroad • Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad • Winston-Salem Southbound Railway • Great Smoky Mountain Railroad • Yadkin Valley Railroad North Carolina Rail Service CSX Freight Intermodal Facility Norfolk Southern Corp Norfolk Southern Corp Truck/Rail Intermodal Freight Interstate or Controlled Access Highways Rail Lines Market Access | 7 Market Access — Highways North Carolina has the second largest highway system in the nation, with more than 98,000 miles of highways. The state has excellent access to some of the nation’s primary transportation arteries, including I-95, which is the major East Coast interstate linking New England to Florida, and I-40, which spans the country coast-tocoast from North Carolina to California. In addition, I-85 forms the backbone of the largest manufacturing region in the Southeast, reaching from Richmond, VA to Montgomery, AL; and I-77 connects Cleveland, OH to Columbia, SC. U.S. Interstates • I-26 • I-40 • I-73 • I-74 • I-77 • I-85 • I-95 U.S. Interstates and Highways Interstate or Controlled Interstate Highways Access Highways U.S. Highways U.S. Highways Market Access | 8 Market Access — Highways U.S. Interstates Minneapolis Detroit Omaha Colorado Springs Las Vegas Kansas City St. Louis Wichita Los Angeles San Diego Pittsburgh Phoenix Raleigh Tulsa Oklahoma City Albuquerque New York Philadelphia Columbus Indianapolis Washington Denver Fresno Newark Cleveland Chicago Sacramento San Francisco San Jose Boston Buffalo Milwaukee Nashville Charlotte Memphis Atlanta Tucson Dallas Fort Worth El Paso Austin Houston San Antonio New Orleans Jacksonville Tampa Miami North Carolina’s advantageous East Coast location gives it excellent access to some of the nation’s primary transportation arteries. Market Access | 9 Market Access — Trucking Situated centrally along the East Coast, North Carolina is a prime location offering superior trucking access to points nationwide. One hundred seventy million American and Canadian consumers and 65 of the country’s top 100 metropolitan areas are within 700 miles/1,100 kilometers of North Carolina’s borders and can be reached in two days or less by car or truck. The intersections of major north-south and eastwest interstates make North Carolina a natural hub for distribution and logistics operations. Average Driving Times from Central North Carolina Asheville, NC 4 hours Atlanta, GA 6 hours Boston, MA 12.5 hours Charleston, SC 4.5 hours Miami, FL 14 hours New York, NY 9 hours Outer Banks, NC 3.5 hours Philadelphia, PA 7 hours Richmond, VA 2.5 hours Washington, DC 4.5 hours Wilmington, NC 2 hours Transportation Time Estimates Travel Times 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days 5 Days + Market Access | 10 Market Access — Trucking With a large number of major distribution facilities and within convenient driving distance of major East Coast cities, North Carolina is a major trucking state. North Carolina’s trucking firms serve a wide array of industry sectors with a range of local and regional to cross-country capabilities. Some of North Carolina’s largest freight trucking firms include: Distribution facilities in the state include: • ABF Freight System • Black & Decker • Arkansas Best Corporation • Broyhill Furniture • Averitt Express Incorporated • BSH Home Appliances • CNF Incorporated • Gold Toe Brands • Epes Transport Systems Inc. • Harris Teeter • Estes Express Lines Incorporated • Kmart • Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. • Kay Chemical Co. • Overnight Transportation • Kelly Springfield/Goodyear • Roadway Corporation • Liberty Hardware • Schneider National Incorporated • Lowes Companies Inc. • Roadway Express Inc. • Pergo Wood Flooring • USF Corporation • Phillips Van-Heusen • Watkins Motor Lines Incorporated • Polo-Ralph Lauren • Yellow Corporation • Proctor & Gamble • QVC • Target Market Access | 11 Market Access — Public Transportation Public Transportation Access More than 100 urban and rural public transportation systems serve millions of North Carolinians throughout the state’s 100 counties. A network of transit authorities offers bus and shuttle services and encourages ridesharing through carpools and vanpools, providing energy-efficient, low-cost travel options for commuters. In the wake of recent growth, many of the state’s urban centers and outlying communities are assessing or implementing plans to step up available options to accommodate current and future public transportation needs. Regional rapid area transit systems are planned for the Triangle and Charlotte. High-Speed Rail Service North Carolina is encouraged by plans for the proposed Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor. Currently in the planning stages, the corridor is expected to run from Raleigh to Charlotte, with maximum speeds of 110 mph. It is part of an overall plan to extend service from the existing high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor, which stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C. to points in the Southeast. The high-speed rail project is intended to provide an affordable, modern and timely alternative to driving or flying short distances, and would complement existing rail service in the region. A high-speed rail trip from Charlotte to Washington, D.C. could take as little as Convenient public transit systems six hours. Based on available funding and current progress, the connect major points within North project could be implemented as early as 2014. Carolina as well as connect the state to its neighbors. Passenger Rail Service Six Amtrak rail lines traverse North Carolina, offering passenger railway service up and down the East Coast and to points west. N.C. Amtrak Stations The Silver Star and Silver Meteor run between New York and Miami; the Carolinian runs between Charlotte and New York; Burlington High Point the Piedmont runs between Raleigh and Charlotte; the Crescent Cary Kannapolis runs between New Orleans and New York; and the Palmetto Charlotte Raleigh Durham Rocky Mount Fayetteville Salisbury Gastonia Selma Greensboro Southern Pines Hamlet Wilson runs between Savannah, GA and New York. Bus Service In addition to regional and city bus services with connector shuttles, North Carolina hosts three major nationwide bus lines: Carolina Trailways, Greyhound Trailways and Megabus Bus Service. Market Access | 12
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