b'22American Journal of Transportation ajot.comACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1OONNEESSHHIIPPC onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooNorth Americas tallest cranes rise at the Port of OaklandTheyrenew,theyrehugeto roll the cranes off the vesselA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE RORO Customer ServiceandtheyrethetallestinNorthwhen they first arrived at Oak- Cuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday 877-918-7676America; three, gigantic cranes areland. It took electrical, mechani- FROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO Export Customer Servicenow part of the skyline at the PortcalandstructuralengineersasTO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time 800-225-1235of Oakland, California, U.S.A. wellasironworkersandcon- ANTWERP 1620 18Export Documentation 888-802-0401It takes weeks to build eachstructioncraneoperatorstoDUBLIN 12Import Customer Servicecrane and the third one was com- build the cranes on site. ThisBELFAST 13888-802-0403pleted last week. The next phasewasaverycomplexprocessGTEBORG 21Logisticsistestingthecranesandtheninvolving multiple trades. HAMBURG 13 17 15 22 866-821-7449LE HAVRE17commissioningthemforwork.The lift height of the newLIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & CollectionsThe first of three cranes may beship-to-shore(STS)cranesLONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747going into service as soon as lateabove the dock is 174 feet. TheROTTERDAM11 20March or early April. liftheightallowsforgreater These new cranes at Oak- flexibility when discharging and land are going to make a signifi- loadingcontainers.ContainerHouse Republicans and Democrats voice cant difference in the ability tostacks on a vessel are similar to handlecargomoreefficientlya giant puzzle. One has to findconcerns to FMC that ocean carriers decline said Port of Oakland Maritimethe right container to pull it off Director Bryan Brandes. Oak- the ship and that means movingto ship US agriculture exportslandInternationalContainerpiecesofthepuzzlearound Terminalisthelargestmarineon the vessel. With taller cranes terminal at our port; and now itsthere is more flexibility to moveBy Stas Margonanis, AJOThometothetallestcranesthatthe containers on and off a ship.canreceivethebiggestshipsThe boom is the long arm ofOnMarch9th,agroupoftoensurethatAmerican-madeThese challenges are exacerbated calling North America. the crane that lowers to reach outDemocratic and Republican Con- productsreachmarketsintheby reports that VOCCs are deliv-StevedoringServicesofhorizontally across the width ofgressional representatives led byAsia-Pacific. In turn, companiesering shipments to U.S. ports and America(SSA)operatesOak- a vessel. The boom in the main- John Garamendi (D-CA) and Jimlooking to offload foreign-madethenelectingtoleavewithout land International Container Ter- tenance position is nearly verti- Costa(R-CA)announcedthatproducts at American ports mustrefillingemptycontainerswith minal(OICT).SSAorderedthecal at 442 feet high. The boomthey authored a bipartisan letterprovide opportunities for Amer- American goods for export. Such cranesfromShanghaiZhenhuainitsstowageposition,atato Michael A. Khouri, chair of theicanexports.Evenduringaactivityconstrictsentiresupply Heavy Industries Company Lim- 45-degree angle, is 372 feet high. FederalMaritimeCommissionglobal pandemic, trade must bechains and propels trade to move ited(ZPMC)wheretheywereNextstepsaretestingand(FMC),voicingconcernovermutually beneficial, and I expectonlyinaninbounddirection, first constructed. The cranes werecommissioningofthecranes.reportsthatcertainvessel-oper- the Federal Maritime Commis- House representatives say.sent on a ship in sections to Oak- Testing includes electrical diag- ating common carriers (VOCCs)sion to resolve these issues andIn addition, House members land where the cranes have beennosticsandstructuralinspec- are declining to ship U.S. agri- ensure that is the case. note, in March 2020, the Federal assembled on the wharf over thetions.Endurancetestingiscultural commodity exports fromTheAgricultureTranspor- Maritime Commission launched lasttwomonths.Theselargerrequired and that means check- U.S. ports. tationCoalition(AGTC)hasFactFindingNo.29,Inter-cranes support maritime businessing things like the crane motorsOver 100 congressional rep- takenaleadershiproleurgingnationalOceanTransportation and related jobs in Oakland andandcranehoistingequipmentresentatives signed the letter tothe FMC to take action againstSupply Chain Engagement, to the region. to ensure that they operate thethe FMC including: Garamendi,ocean carrier practices that hurtinvestigateallthecongestion, Thefirstpartofthevideoway they are designed to func- Costa and Adrian Smith (R-NE),U.S. exporters. bottlenecks,andfeesseenat shows the arrival of the cranes andtion, when running at full speed.RepresentativesRodneyDavisAmerican producers, export- U.S.ports.InNovember,Fact the workers assembling a custom- OSHAalsohastoinspectthe(R-IL), Dusty Johnson (R-SD),ershavegrappledwithwide- Finding No. 29 was expanded to ized ramp to roll the cranes off theequipment before the cranes canTroyNehls(R-TX),Jimmyspreaddelays,bottlenecks,andinclude reports of the decline to ship. Then you see the builders upbe put into service. Panetta(D-CA),andMikeincreasingfeesatU.S.ports.ship American exports.high,intallconstructioncranesAllPortofOaklandcon- Thompson (D-CA).to reach work areas. No fear oftainercranesarepoweredbyCaliforniaisaleading heights is a requirement for thiselectricity, so there are zero localexporterofagriculturalcom-engineering feat. emissionsfromroutinecranemodities, totaling over $42 bil- Hapag-Lloyd acquires It took Longshore workersoperations. lioninannualreceipts,said Representative Jim Costa. It isAfrica specialist NileDutchcriticalthatweresolvesupply Shipping congestion at LA portschainissuessoourproducersHapag-Lloyd and NileDutchandCameroon.With10liner can quickly ship healthy, nutri- have signed a sale and purchaseservices, around 35,000 TEU of shows signs of easing tiousfoodaroundtheworld.agreementwhereHapag-Lloydtransport capacity and a container Food is a national security issueacquires all shares of the Dutchfleet of around 80,000 TEU, the Shippingcongestionout- and Los Angeles as of Sunday,and we cannot allow for disrup- containershippingcompanycompany connects Europe, Asia sidethebiggestU.S.gatewaycompared with 29 a week earlier,tions to this system. This letterNileDutchInvestmentsB.V.and Latin America with West and forimportsfrom Asiashowedaccording to officials who moni- sendsastrongbipartisanmes- (NileDutch). With over 40 yearsSouth Africa.Headquarteredin signsofeasingoverthepasttormarinetrafficinSouthernsage to quickly investigate andofexpertise,NileDutchisoneRotterdam, NileDutch has some weekasdockworkersmadeCalifornias San Pedro Bay. Thir- resolveanyissuesthatimpactof the leading providers of con- 350employeesworldwidewith progress reducing by almost halfteen more are scheduled to arriveour economy and ability to feedtainer services from and to Westparticular expertise in the African a backlog that peaked at 40 ves- overthenextthreedays,withthe world. Africa. The company is presentmarket.sels six weeks ago. nine of those set to drop anchor. RepresentativeJohnGara- in 85 locations across the worldThecompletionofthe Twenty-two container shipsThe average wait for berthmendisaid:Californiasagri- and has 16 offices in the Neth- transactionissubjecttothe werewaitingtooffloadatthespace was 7.6 days, little changedculturalexportersandothererlands,Belgium,France,Sin- approval of the responsible anti-adjacentportsofLongBeachfrom 7.5 days a week ago. businessesarewillingtopaygapore,China,Angola,Congotrust authorities.'