Import containers are stacking up across inland ramps, rail yards, and marine terminals as the wait for available chassis continues to grow. The cause of the chassis shortage is twofold; retaliatory tariffs on goods from China in 2020 temporarily stunted the primary source of chassis equipment to the U.S., [...]
WEST COAST LABOR CONTRACT EXPIRES: 5:00 PM JULY 1, 2022 The existing contract between West Coast port labor, represented by the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and terminal owners, led by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), expires at 5:00 PM on July 1, 2022, leaving over 22,000 workers across [...]
ABOUT NOFOLK SOUTHERN Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections [...]
Under the second phase of California’s Clean Truck Program, on April 1, 2022, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will begin implementing a Clean Truck Fund (CTF) Rate with the goal of generating funds to encourage the adoption and deployment of clean trucks and achieve a zero-emission [...]
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On November 10, 2021, under the West Coast Marine Terminal Operator Agreement (WCMTOA), the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced a temporary increase to the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) in order to incentivize the use of marine terminal gates during off-peak hours and address issues of congestion, air [...]
Washington United Terminals (WUT) and Husky Terminal that service containerized cargo to the Tacoma and Seattle areas have announced a Long Stay Rehandling Charge in order to address the issue of excessive dwelling of import containers and account for the additional rehandling of boxes to maintain terminal fluidity. HUSKY TERMINALS [...]
The Concession Program, as a central element of the Clean Truck Program (CTP), establishes a contractual relationship between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) providing trucking drayage services. As of August 2021, POLA has concession agreements with almost 1,200 domestic carriers. All current 2014-2021 Clean [...]
I. Â TERMINAL CONGESTION Ports across the United States are dealing with severe terminal congestion issues, maxed out rail yards, limited warehousing, and chassis shortages caused by a never-ending consumer demand for import goods. As vessels stack the horizon waiting to berth at marine terminals in Los Angeles and Long Beach, [...]
