b'NOVEMBER 8 - 21, 2021TERMINAL OPERATORS 7(SOLUTIONcontinuedshortages, but a ruling in MaydatathatwillbeprovidedPorts America, Ceres and from page 6) from the U.S. Department ofbytechnologyinnovations InteroperabilityalsomeansCommerce,leavinginplacewill help the network operateSSA join forces in Savannahthatmotorcarrierscanuseanti-dumping levies imposedmore efficiently.thesamechassisformulti- at the end of 2020 on chas- GPS technology is increas- Ports America, Ceres Marineand move more cargo, said ple container moves withoutsisimportedfromChina,inglybeingdeployedtotheTerminals Inc., and SSA Atlan- GPA Executive Director Griff having to unhook, saving timestandsintheway.Thosechassis fleet to provide loca- tic LLC have consolidated con- Lynch.and money, promoting safetyTrump-eratariffshavehadtioninformationtobettertainer terminal, truck gate andAdditionally, Kevin Price andefficiency,andaddingtheeffectofpushingdownmanagetheassets,improvestevedoringservicesunderawas recently named president truckcapacitytoatightchassis production and push- theefficiencyofthenet- jointventurecompany,Gate- ofGatewayTerminals.Price supply picture. At intermodaling up prices by some 300%.work, and reduce the carbonwayTerminalsLLC,tohelpwilltransitionfromhiscur-ramps, operators can chooseTrump-erasteeltariffshavefootprint of trucks. Telemat- increase efficiency at the PortrentroleasChiefOperating any chassis on the facility toalso burdened domestic chas- icssensorswillalsogainof Savannah. Officer for the Virginia Inter-discharge a container, whichsis manufacturers. widespreadutilization,saidBringingtogetherthreenationalTerminalsandstart promotesfasterloadingandWeprobablylost25%Wilson,inordertomonitorexperiencedorganizationsin this new position Dec. 1. I discharging of trains, quickerof our domestic chassis pro- tirepressuresandgeneralunderoneumbrellaprovidesam very excited to be asked railcar movements in and outductionbecauseproducersstructural integrity. a compellingopportunityforto lead our new, coordinated oftheramp,andtheabilitywerent able to pick up theIf the unit is failing, thatgrowth, especially in light ofefforts,Pricesaid.Ialso to cut the number of chassispacebecauseofincreasedinformation can be tied intothetremendousincreaseinwant to thank the Virginia Port required at any given facility. costs, said Wilson. drivernotifications,saiddemandforservicestosup- Authority,VirginiaInterna-CCMoperatestheSouthInthefuture,chassisWilson.Thatcanimproveport Georgia Ports Authoritytional Terminals and the local Atlantic Chassis Pool (SACP),managementwillbenefitboth productivity and safety.(GPA), the nations third bus- International Longshoremens thenationslargestfullyfromtheincreaseddeploy- Wilsonforeseesthesetech- iest container port complex.Association(ILA)forthree interoperablechassispool,ment of technology.Tech- nologiesbecomingwidelyThe benefits of this jointwonderful years.coveringAlabama,Florida,nology will continue to be aavailable in the next year orventure company for the PortKevin has the right expe-Georgia,NorthCarolina,catalyst in the supply chain,two and being widely imple- of Savannah and its customersrience to head this new organi-andSouthCarolina.SACPsaidWilson.Wewillseemented in the North Ameri- include integrated operationszation said Griff Lynch. He is handlesinternationalcon- chassisevolvingtobecomecanchassisfleetwithintheacrossallberths,providinga perfect leader to successfully tainers to and from the portstechnologyplatforms.Thenext three years. the ability to turn more ships(JOINcontinued on page 8)Jacksonville,Savannah,and Wilmington, N.C., as well as theinlandintermodalhubs in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Charlotte.InJuly,SACP announcedupgradestothe pool, including the introduc-tion of 50,000 new intermo-dalchassis.Thecompany alsooperatesinteroperable poolsinSt.Louis,KansasSEAMLESS M&R MANAGEMENT City,Memphis,Nashville, Huntsville, Denver, and Salt Lake City.In the southeast, we are operatingasgoodasifnotKEEPING ASSETS IN SERVICE, better than most regions, said Wilson. Our model is facili- IN COMPLIANCE & ON THE ROADtating cargo flow pretty well.Butthepoolisalso experiencingthesamesup-ply-chain problems seen else-where. We typically open up with not enough chassis to run thedaysbusinessbecause theyareoutunderboxes parked at distribution centers, saidWilson.Thesystemis stressed,butIthinkweare faring better than most.g roundt erminAlsOne way to free up chas-sisandcreatemoresystem fluidity, according to Wilson, istocreatemoregrounded terminals.Withthecon-tainer on the ground, you let the chassis get back into cir-culationtopickupanother load,hesaid.Grounded terminalsareproliferating mostlyininteriorlocations suchasChicago,Memphis, and Dallas.Groundedterminalsrep-resents a solution that is being adopted more and more around thecountry,saidWilson,Scan to check out our butitsnotsignificantandfull suite of products willnotbyitselfsolvethe problemtokeepchassis moving. Interoperable chas- Remove the guesswork.sis pools such as CCMs are also being adopted in a lim- Get the repairs done right the first time.ited fashion, representing less than 25% of chassis in NorthCITinnovations.comAmerica so far.The chassis fleet in North Americacouldstandtobe expanded in order to mitigate'