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The North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP), a 2,500-acre industrial/airport site situated strategically in Eastern North Carolina, is heading into the next decade as a key engine for driving the economy of Eastern North Carolina. This can be achieved only when a world-class industrial and business park is capable of delivering transportation services by land, air and sea, including immediate access to air, rail, highway and convenient access to deep-water seaports.

THROUGH THE AIR

The N.C. Global TransPark has a long association with air travel and continues to position itself as an outstanding point of origin and arrival for air freight of all types.

  • Home of the Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO)
  • Runway 11,500 feet in length and 150 feet in width
  • Land parcels with runway access
  • Congestion-free departures and approaches
  • FAA Part 139 Certified Airfield with a CAT I Instrument Landing System & AWOS III/p
TRAVEL OVER LAND

The Global TransPark has been the beneficiary of steadily improving roadways in Eastern North Carolina, including local, state and federal investment. That improvement will continue in the future.

  • Future Interstate designations I587, I42
  • Nearby N.C. 70 is a four-lane artery connecting Raleigh to the coast through Kinston
  • Interstates 95 and 40 are within easy reach, allowing easy north-south and east-west travel
  • The Felix Harvey Parkway high-speed, four-lane artery accessing the GTP
  • Harvey Parkway from NC 58 to US 70 is open; section from NC 58 to NC 11 is under construction
  • A spine road is planned to serve prospective tenants on the north side
  • Temperate weather allows year-round access to roadways
RIDING THE RAILS

Bringing rail transportation into the GTP has been part of the Master Plan for many years. Now, rail with direct access to NC ports is at hand. The GTP's new rail spur is in place and a short haul operator was established for it in 2015.

  • The new spur covers 5.8 miles, including a bridge and 10 crossings
  • Rail allows easy access to the deep-water, Port of Morehead City
  • Spur line allows future "trunks" to current and future GTP tenants as needed
  • Spur links up with existing N.C. Railroad track system
  • Spur alignment to allow expansion to north side of runway as needed




MOVEMENT BY SEA

The N.C. Global TransPark is within 100 miles of North Carolina’s two deep-water ports, allowing the park to offer full transportation modality.

  • Ports at Morehead City, Wilmington, and Norfolk within easy range
  • Rail spur enhances seaborne access
  • Foreign-Trade Zones in operation at both ports and the GTP
  • Ports offer bulk cargo and container shipping


FOREIGN TRADE ZONE BENEFITS

Foreign Trade Zone #214 is located at the NCGTP and offers individuals and businesses in a 22-county area the opportunity to import foreign goods into a duty-free zone. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) oversees FTZ #214. The FTZ program allows U.S.-based companies to defer, reduce or even eliminate customs duties on products admitted to the zone, providing important benefits to businesses and industries. Some of the benefits include:

  • Customs duties and federal excise tax deferred on imports;
  • Foreign goods and domestic goods held for export are exempt from local inventory taxes;
  • Streamlined customs procedures ("weekly entry" or "direct delivery") that lower total entry fees;
  • Duty/tax deferral, reduction or elimination;
  • Transfers between zones with no duties;
  • Reduced paperwork; and
  • Destruction of damaged or substandard goods without paying duties on finished, manufactured product containing those components


COMPLEMENTING TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

In addition to the four-mode transportation system, the N.C. Global TransPark supports tenants and prospective tenants with complementary amenities, services and opportunities.

  • Carolina Connector Intermodal Rail Terminal (CCX), $270M+ critical infrastructure project, will serve as a major transportation hub in the Southeast, and a catalyst for substantial economic growth throughout the state of North Carolina.
  • An onsite transload facility is currently under development to assist companies with saving money, improving reliability and increasing flexible solutions within the supply chain development.
  • Close proximity to six major U.S. military installations
  • Availability of Spirit AeroSystems Composite Center of Excellence for workforce development
  • Telecommunications infrastructure, fiber optic network and full utilities on-site
  • Buildings available and shovel-ready sites for immediate development