b'NOVEMBER 8 - 21, 2021TERMINAL OPERATORS 9(RELIEVEcontinued from page 2) pick up empties is a container reposi- (BOLDcontinued from page 4) ofmeetingsthatJohnPorcari,Port wouldbegivenpriorityonarrivaltotioning strategy of last resort for oceanper container per day. Envoy to the Biden-Harris Supply Chain move the empty containers back to Asia.carriers. Schrap said the deploymentTruck moves - In the case of con- Disruptions Task Force, has had with AttheOctober29thmeeting,theof new sweeper ships had not materi- tainersscheduledtomovebytruck,the ocean carriers.Los Angeles Harbor Commission votedalized up until now, because the shipsocean carriers will be charged for everySchrap said that it is vital to move 4-0 to implement a Container Excesswere either not available or they arecontainer dwelling nine days or more. emptycontainersoffthedocksand Dwell Fee directed at ocean carriers indelayed due to the traffic jam at theRail moves - For containers movingfreeupchassisthatareunderthe an effort to improve cargo movement ontwo ports: We still need that sweeperby rail, ocean carriers will be chargedcontainerssothatharbortruckers container terminals amid record volume.ship. You talk to the old timers andif the container has dwelled for threecan increase the velocity of pick-ups The program started on November 1sttheytellyouthatsthewayituseddays or more. and deliveries: We need to get these with penalties to be assessed no earlierto be. Its an operational cost that theempty containers off the chassis, we than Nov. 15. carriers would absorb but the sweeperw Aitt ime fors hiPsu nAccePtAblehave been saying this for months. Now MattSchrap,saidtheimposi- ship needs to wait in line. Corderosaidtheaveragewaitits finally beginning to resonate.tion of surcharges on the ocean car- Serokas announcement on FridaytimeforshipsatanchorwaitingtoTheproblemisfurthercompli-riershasmotivatedthecarriersto(October 29 th ) indicates that the carri- unload containers at the Southern Cal- cated because the ports marine termi-becomemoreengagedinsolvingers have gotten the message and willifornia marine terminals was ten daysnals are so jammed that truck pickups the congestion problem, although, hebe sending sweeper ships soon. which was an unacceptable numberand deliveries have slowed down.believesthefeeswillultimatelybeSchrap said that it is vital to move there shouldnt be any vessels atTomakemattersworse,Schrap passed on to the shippers. empty containers off the docks and freeanchor - thats what were trying tosays,emptycontainersarecoming He says that level of carrier engage- up chassis that are under the contain- accomplish here. from ports outside of California and ment has also increased as a result ofers so that harbor truckers can increaseCorderoagreedthatadiscus- as far as Atlantic coast ports making meetings that John Porcari, Port Envoythe velocity of pick-ups and deliveries:sion of the need for moving to a 24/7a bad situation worse: Were taking to the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Dis- We need to get these empty containerssystem of operations was healthy andemptycontainersfromallover ruptions Task Force, has had with theoff the chassis, we have been sayingbelievedthatmarineterminalswerethecountrybecauseitisashorter ocean carriers. this for months. Now its finally begin- responding in a constructive manner,water route for carriers. So now we Schrapsupportsthedeploymentning to resonate. but he noted that truckers and ware- havelocalemptiescompetingwith of sweeper ships as this has been aSchrap said, We want to get thesehouses needed to respond with similaremptiesfromPrinceRupert(Brit-successful strategy in the past. goods off of these ships. We want to get24/7 operations. ish Columbia), from Chicago, from Hepointsoutthatwheneverathat backlog cleared, get the cargo out toSavannahfromHouston.Theyre largebacklogofemptycontainersthe people who need it. Warehouses andh Arbort ruckingA ssociAtion coming to LA/Long Beach which is accumulated at the Los Angeles andlarge shippers have committed to keeph eAds Ayss urchArgesm Ake gumming up the works.Long Beach ports, they could be repo- operations opened, but it doesnt matterc Arrierse ngAgedSchrap commends the efforts by sitioned back to Asia by the dispatch ofif you cant get a chassis. Matt Schrap, chief executive offi- the two ports to move empty contain-an empty container vessel or sweepercer at the Harbor Trucking Associa- ers off the docks and into outside stor-ship.TheshipwoulddockatLostion, said that he believes the proposedage facilities such as at Pier S at the Angeles or Long Beach and pick up(ACQUIREcontinued from page 8) imposition of surcharges on the oceanPort of Long Beach. However, these the backlog of empty containers. excited to grow our capabilities andcarriers has motivated the carriers tostorage facilities need sufficient fork-service offerings to position the Com- becomemoreengagedinsolvinglifts and qualified operators to stage g ettingc ontAiners offc hAssis pany for another century of innova- the congestion problem. thecontainersandyesthatwould Sweeper Ships arent a new idea,tion, leadership and success. 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