b'APRIL 19 - MAY 9, 2021NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS NEWSPAPER 27(THREATcontinued fromnew, six-vessel fleetall have full(DISDAINcontinued fromlobbyistwhoaskednottobe(FLAWcontinued from page 20) cargocapacityof1,276twenty- page 25) named discussing the situation. page 26)adominoeffectofspreadingfoot equivalent units (TEUs) withand transit systems and less onThe response from the businessgrowing number of flight hours truck traffic on the roads leading634plugsfor40-foot-highcubeitems such as new electric-vehi- community to the tax increasesandplanesinservicesincethe toandfrommarineterminalsreefercontainers.Theair-cooledcle charging stations and otheris likely to be uneven, as somegrounding ended in the U.S.with potential negative impactscontainers will maintain the cargoassets for the future, Mortimerindustries would be more affectedBoeing declined to say how on Port operations. In addition,atspecifiedtemperatures,travel- said.Today is the beginning ofthan others, the person said. many aircraft were affected of the thecomplexthreatenstodriveing in reefer mode with multiplethis debate, and we look forwardForexample,technology183 Max jets that have been put trucktrafficandparkingbacktemperaturevariantsfrom-25Cto working with the administra- companiesaremorelikelytobackintoservicesinceDecem-intonearbyOaklandneighbor- to 40C. These features will helption and bipartisan members ofopposethe15%minimumtaxber. About 20 operators have been hoods after the Howard Termi- ensurethattheproduceships,Congress to get a bill that hason book income in Bidens plan,conducting about 400 daily flights, nal truck staging area had easedbringing bananas and pineapplesdesperately been needed enactedthepersonsaidespeciallyaaccording to a separate memo.the impact to neighbors. to the Port, will arrive as fresh asinto law this year, he said. company like Amazon.com Inc,Boeing has traced the issue possible, according to Del Monte. The Business Roundtable, athats both a tech company withtoaproductionchangemade l iqueFaCtione vent DelMonteisourlongest- lobbying group for chief execu- research-and-development invest- intheinstallationprocessthat Another factor that was inad- standingcustomeratthePort,tives,estimatesthataninvest- mentandacompanythatownsoccurredafterourlastaircraft equately explained was the fact thesaidOxnardHarborDistrictment of about $1 trillion to $1.5retailers like Whole Foods Marketwasdeliveredbeforethefleet groundunderproposedOaklandPresident Jason T. Hodge. ThistrillionisnecessaryforU.S.Inc with brick-and-mortar stores. grounding in March 2019, which As ballpark site on Howard Ter- developmentshows42yearsofphysicalinfrastructure.TheWhilebusinessgroupssaymeans 24 of our 737 Max aircraft minal liquified in 1989. cooperationandcollaborationgroup also opposes higher corpo- they dont want a higher corporatearenotaffectedbythisissue, TheproposedOaklandAsbetween Del Monte and the Portrate taxes as the way to pay for it. tax to pay for infrastructure invest- DavidSeymour,Americans HowardTerminalballparkandof Hueneme, and we look forwardBusinessRoundtablehasment, companies will benefit fromoperations chief, said in a mes-condominiumsitesufferedanto many more years of success. long supported user-fee models,thenewcontractsandspending,sage to employees.appreciable liquefaction event,Inadditiontoinnovativewhich includes business payingsaidRayLaHood,aRepublicanBoeingswouldntestimate or land sinking, equaling a maxi- designensuringefficientfuelitsshare,toprovidesustain- andformertransportationsec- how much time the repairs will mum of 11.8 inches during theconsumption,theValiantandablesupportforinfrastructureretaryunderPresidentBarackrequire. It could take a matter of 1989LomaPrietaearthquake,hersistershipsarefittedwithinvestment, President and ChiefObama who promotes infrastruc- hours or a few days, said Jessica accordingtoaU.S.Geologicalenvironmentallybeneficialfea- Executive Joshua Bolten said in ature funding through the BuildingKowal, a Boeing spokeswoman.Survey (USGS) report.tures, including a hybrid scrub- statement. Policymakers shouldAmericas Future coalition.TheUSGSreportThebersystem,whichmeetsallavoid creating new barriers to jobRepublicansdontwanta irlinei MpaCtLomaPrieta,California,Earth- internationalrequirementstocreationandeconomicgrowth,tovoteforanykindoftax,Southwest said it pulled 30 quakeofOctober17,1989-reducepollutionandcontrolparticularly during the recovery. LaHoodsaidofBidensplan,Max8jetsfromitsschedule, Liquefactionwaspublishedinemissions of noxious substances,TheAmericanTruckingwhichhepredictedwillbeaddingthatitsflyingonly15 1998 and encompassed a seriesand shore power connection, soAssociations also said that whileenacted in some form by Augustof its 58 Max planes daily and of reports on how the earthquakethat the ships are zero emissionBidensplanisanimportantbecause of the support the presi- expects minimal disruption to generatedliquefactionorthewhile docked at the Port. marker at the start of the leg- dent has right now. Lets see ifits operations. The Dallas-based sinking of land at various loca- Wehavebeenworkingislativeprocess,asustainable,business will come around. carrier said it hasnt experienced tions around Northern California. towardsthisgoalsince2017user-basedfundingmechanismany operational problems related Thereport,entitledSoilandcouldnotbemoreexcitedis needed. to the electrical issue identified LiquefactionInTheEastBayto see it come to fruition, saidWedonotbelievethe(BETScontinued fromby Boeing.During The Earthquake, sum- Helmuth Lutty, senior vice presi- administrationsfundingpro- page 26) Americanremoved17Max marizedthegeologicalcondi- dentofshippingoperationsforposalispoliticallytenablenorALIA-250listsfor$4millionplanesfromservicewhile tions and noted that damage hadFreshDelMonteProduce.Asareliablelong-termsolution,each,thoughlargepurchasesUnitedstoppedflying16,and occurred at the Port of Oakland: one of the worlds leading pro- said President and Chief Execu- bringadiscount,saidKyleAlaska halted flights by four.Uncompactedartificial-fillducer,marketeranddistributertive Chris Spear in a statement. Clark, chief executive officer ofThe 737 Max, Boeings latest deposits on the east side of Sanoffreshfruitsandvegetables,Raising the corporate tax ratethe South Burlington, Vermont- generationofthesingle-aisle Francisco Bay underwent moder- we have set a very high bar forfor all businesses isnt the answerbased manufacturer. workhorse, was grounded after ate to severe levels of soil liquefac- all the reefer containers and shipsbecause too many companies areClark,aplaneandheli- two crashes five months apart in tion during the 1989 Loma Prietain our fleet. These six new ves- currently paying little to no cor- copterpilot,estimatedthattheIndonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 earthquake.Typicalofallthesesels set the bar even higher, andporate income tax, while othersoperating cost of an eVTOL isand 2019.sites, which represent occurrencesallow us to deliver the high-qual- payfullfreight,saidMichaelabout half that of a small cargoThejetwasclearedtofly ofliquefaction-induceddamageity fresh fruits and vegetables weHansonoftheRetailIndustryplane,mostlybecauseoffuelagainbyU.S.regulatorsin farthestfromtherupturezone,are known for while meeting ourLeaders Association. Closing taxand maintenance savings. November, followed by regula-arelowcone-penetration-testsustainability goals. loopholes or re-instituting someItcostsabout$380,000totorsinEuropeandmostother (CPT)andstandard-penetration- Today,shippingaccountsformofaminimumcorporateoverhaulaCessna208engine,major markets aside from China test(SPT)resistancesinzonesforthelargestportionofourtax is a better approach, he saidwhich is needed after about 3,000and India. ofcohesionlesssiltyandsandyglobalenergyuse,saidHansin a statement. flighthours.Overhaulingthe hydraulicfillThemostnote- Sauter, chief sustainability offi- Americans for Tax Reform,ALIA-250selectricmotorsisS lotw arworthydamageoccurredatthecerofFreshDelMontePro- aconservative-alliedgroupexpected to cost a third less andInFrance,Ryanairsaysthe Port of Richmond, San Francisco- duce.In2018wecommittedheadedbyanti-taxactivistwouldnt be necessary until 10,00018 slots that Air France is being OaklandBayBridge TollPlaza,to lead by example and reduceGrover Norquist, plans to speakhours, he said in an interview. requiredtogiveupisnowhere Port of Oakland, Alameda Navalour vessel emission by 10 per- outagainstthehighertaxratenearenoughtoallowothersto Air Station, Bay Farm Island, andcent. With the addition of theseand activate its network of coali- S kirtingt raFFiC offer a competitive challenge to its Oakland International Airport. six new containers vessels, wetions in the states to oppose it,UPScouldalsosavebydominanceatCharlesdeGaulle The segment in this reportare well on our way, estimatingspokesman John Kartch said. reducingtheneedfortrucksandOrlyairports.AirFrance-that focused on the Port of Oak- a savings of nearly 19 thousandA higher corporate tax rateandat some pointpilots. KLM has about 1,000 slots at the land cited liquefaction damage atmetric tons of fuel each year. will immediately result in higherJuan Perez, chief informa- two Paris-area airports.several marine terminals includ- Decas said the Port is alsoutility bills as companies pass ontionandengineeringofficerInGermany,thetermsof ing appreciable settlements atdeveloping an export business tothecostsanddecreasedwagesattheAtlanta-basedcourier,the bailout will do little to loosen HowardTerminalwhichwasAsia: Sunkist transported citrusfor workers. It will also hit smallsaid the aircraft will be nimbleLufthansas iron grip on the coun-quantified at a maximum of 30on 3 voyages to South Korea, sobusinessesorganizedascorpo- enough to land at a sorting cen- trysmostlucrativeairportsand centimeters or 11.8 inches: weareseeingsomegrowthinrations at the worst possible timetersparkinglot,allowingthetravel routes. While the Commis-Liquefaction of the hydrau- exports to Asia, which we hopecomingoutofthecoronaviruscourier to avoid using small air- sion demanded Lufthansa ditch 24 lic fill caused appreciable settle- will expand. pandemic, Kartch said. freight contractors and trucks toslots at its two main German hubs, ments (max 30 cm) over largeWere going to make thisget packages from its main hubsthe takeoff and landing rights cant areasoftheHowardand APLvery difficult for Democrats toto facilities in remote areas, suchgo to companies that already have (AmericanPresidentLines)(GROUPcontinued fromtake this vote, he said. as North Dakota. basesatthoseairports,stopping Terminals.Althoughpavementpage 25) A new group led by Repub- It will allow us to bypassRyanair from expanding in Frank-was damaged at the edges of thea proven track record of reduc- lican operatives including Marcalotofthehandoffsthattakefurt and Easyjet in Munich.wharves and in the inboard con- ing job processing time in manyShort,formerVicePresidentplace today with using the typi- Still, carriers like Air France tainer yards, there was no appar- instancesbymorethan50%.Mike Pences chief of staff, alsocal small airplanes, Perez saidand Lufthansa have different stra-ent damage to piles or adverseMandRalsooptimizespro- plans a campaign of as much asin an interview. tegic priorities than the short-haul movements of the crane rails. ductivitywithenhancedOOS$50 million to target DemocraticUPSexpectstousethelow-cost carriers, and serve stra-While mitigation to the sitemanagement tools such as con- andpossiblysomeRepublicaneVTOL in more populated areastegically important routes around potentiallycanbeengineered,itfigurable alerts based on equip- members of Congress who sup- as the aircrafts safety is estab- theworld,saidDarrenEllis,a calls into question the rationale forment event occurrences and byport the tax increase with ads inlished.Perezenvisionsflyinglecturer in air transport manage-choosing the site in the first place.highlighting repair redundanciestheir districts. packages in bulk, for example,ment at Cranfield University. If andwaste.MandRsolutionsConservativelawmakersandtodowntown Atlantafromthegovernmentsdidntbailoutthe include job order management,lobbyistsareworriedthatthecitys airport, skirting metropol- airlines, youd hand over the long-(VOLUMEScontinueddamage rebilling, mobile repairbusiness community oppositionitan area traffic. haul market to state-backed carri-from page 24) auditing and parts consignment. totheproposedtaxincreases,If the aircraft can be oper- ers in other regionsBillingManagement:Enableswhich include a 21% minimumated as a drone, it promises toManyseethepresenceof n ewe nergy -e FFiCientd el consistentusagebillingcapa- taxonglobalcorporateearn- beevenmorecost-effective.governments in the industry as M onteS hipSa rrive bilities so users can quickly con- ings, wont be as strong as theAutonomousflightswouldbea temporary phenomenon, with OnMarch19th,thePortfigureinvoicegenerationandcampaigntosupportthe2017onroutescurrentlyservedbyairlineslikelytoreducetheir welcomed the first of two cutting- distribution as well as customizeRepublicantaxoverhaulthatcontractors,sotheywouldntstate reliance once travel picks edge, energy-efficient Del Montepricingatmultiplelevelswithloweredthecorporaterate,affect UPSs union pilots, whoup and the world heads into a vessels. These ships are part of apre-billing validation.according to a conservative taxfly large cargo jets, Perez said. post-pandemic normal.'