Itinerary

You must bring a government issued picture ID.

6:15 a.m. Depart Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, Vermont

7:00 a.m. Stop and pick up at Exit 7 Berlin Park & Ride

10:30 a.m. Arrive at MassPort check in

10:45 -12:00 p.m. Tour of MassPort

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.; Lunch at MassPort

12:45 p.m. leave for Logan Airport

1:00 -1:30 p.m. Tour of Logan Airport

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - meeting with Logan Airport Director

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tour of UPS facility in Chelmsford, MA.

4:15 p.m. - Depart for Colchester, Vermont

7:00 p.m. Arrive at Berlin Park & Ride

7:45 p.m. - Arrive back in Colchester

$65 VCWA members

$80 non member rate

June 14, 2007

Tour of the Port of Boston, Logan Airport and the UPS hub in Chelmsford, MA.

Join VCWA and OceanAir for a day long exploration of international trade and logistics.

OCEANAIR is one of New England's largest independently owner Freight forwarders and Customs House Brokers. More information available Here.

The Port of Boston is alive and thriving. Boston is one of the most modern and efficient container ports in the U.S.  Conley Terminal for containerized cargo shipments and Moran Terminal, currently leased to Boston Autoport for the import and distribution of automobiles handle more than 1.3 million tons of general cargo, 1.5 million tons of non-fuels bulk cargo and 12.8 million tons of bulk fuel cargos yearly.

More information on the Port available Here

In 2005, Boston Logan International Airport served 27,087,905 passengers, handled 409,066 flights and facilitated the movement of 742 million pounds of cargo. New England’s largest transportation center, the airport boundary encompasses approximately 2,400 acres in East Boston, Massachusetts. Logan ranks 20th in the nation in passenger volume and 19th in flight movements based on Airports Council International survey of top 50 airports, and employs about 12,000 workers and stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7 billion per year.
More information on Logan International Airport Here

The UPS facility in Chelmsford is one of the largest building in the nation!  It sits on 9 acres and through this facility.  It is one of UPS's 936 facilities worldwide.  UPS, celbrating it's 100 year of operation, has 427,000 employees worldwide and generated $47.5 billion in revenue in 2006.

More information on UPS Here