b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(KEYcontinued from(JOBScontinued fromU.S. Imports: Top Pacific Portspage 12) page 12)move with less environmentalnegotiationsbetweentheInter- 2021 & 2020impact, easing roadway trafficnational Longshore and Ware- Rank US PORT OF ARRIVAL 2021 2020 Variation Variation %congestion and improving airhouse Union (ILWU) and the1 LOS ANGELES,CA 5,667,381 4,832,330 835,051 17.28quality. In fact, the project isPacific Maritime Association2 LONG BEACH,CA 4,687,541 4,042,279 645,263 15.96needed to help the Port meet(PMA)willresultinacon- 3 OAKLAND,CA 1,062,876 986,106 76,770 7.79on-dockrailgoalssetinthetract for U.S. West Coast ports4 TACOMA,WA 856,706 738,771 117,935 15.96SanPedroBayPorts2017withoutarepeatofthedis- 5 SEATTLE,WA 754,805 617,998 136,806 22.14Clean Air Action Plan Update. ruptions that occurred during6 PORT HUENEME,CA 114,637 87,403 27,234 31.16InothernewsCorderothe2014-2015negotiations:7 SAN DIEGO,CA 80,172 73,629 6,542 8.89expressedconfidencethatIbelievethereisreasonto8 PORTLAND,OR 43,561 20,940 22,621 108.03terminals at Los Angeles andhave optimism about the reso- 9 HONOLULU,HI 27,541 20,048 7,493 37.37Long Beach will meet Cleanlution of contract negotiations10 EVERETT,WA 27,449 5,253 22,196 422.51AirActionPlan(CAAP)betweentheILWUandtheTotal TEUs 13,329,884 11,429,992 1,899,892 16.62goalsforzeroemissionPMA. They do have seasoned cargo-handlingequipmentnegotiatorsonbothsidesof by2030andzeroemissionthetable.EachunderstandsU.S. Exports: Top Pacific Portsharbortruckmandatesbywhats at stake with respect to 2035. Cordero said projectedtheAmericaneconomy.The2021 & 2020costs are $12 billion to $14twenty-nine ports from Wash- Rank US PORT OF DEPARTURE 2021 2020 Variation Variation %billion.HesaidthebulkingtonStatedowntoSan1 LOS ANGELES,CA 1,209,662 1,336,595 -126,934 -9.50ofthefundingwillneedtoDiego represent about 12% of2 LONG BEACH,CA 1,058,774 1,157,297 -98,523 -8.51comefrompublicsources.our nations GDP with count- 3 OAKLAND,CA 716,965 809,783 -92,819 -11.46Somefundinghasalreadylessjobopportunitiesand4 TACOMA,WA 359,679 409,714 -50,035 -12.21beenforthcomingfromthewith cargo coming in as never5 SEATTLE,WA 311,767 352,498 -40,731 -11.55StateofCaliforniaandthebefore. The contract will not6 PORTLAND,OR 34,049 19,693 14,356 72.90federalgovernment.Fund- be resolved by the end of the7 DUTCH HARBOR,AK 22,503 0 22,503 -ing for the Pier B upgradescurrentagreementsexpir- 8 DHL LOS ANGELES HUB, LOS ANGELES, CA 18,054 0 18,054 -hashelpedmeetCAAPingsothereisnoreasonto9 PORT HUENEME,CA 12,022 1,926 10,096 524.19goals. This included a $52.3get nervous there. The ILWU10 ANCHORAGE,AK 8,064 10,238 -2,174 -21.24million grant from the U.S.hasnotgoneonstrikesinceTotal 3,765,057 4,106,319 -341,262 -8.31DepartmentofTransporta- theearly1970s.Therank-tionsMaritimeAdminis- and-file members take a great tration(MARAD)tomovedeal of pride in what they are aheadwiththePierBOn- doing, and they want to keepU.S. Imports: Top Carriers for Pacific PortsDock Rail Support Facility. Americaseconomymoving2021 & 2020but they need to be paid what i nfoRMationh ighway theyre worth.Rank VOCC 2021 2020 Variation Variation %The Port of Oakland and1 MSC-MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S A - MEDU (MSCU) 1,937,077 1,228,475 708,602 57.68b idena dMiniStRation 2 CMA-CGM (CMDU) 1,784,959 934,814 850,145 90.94theNorthwestSeaportAlli- 3 OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS PTE LTD (ONEY) 1,348,797 1,534,128 -185,332 -12.08ance are supporting the Portc aRgoS haRingi nitiatiVe 4 EVERGREEN LINE (EGLV) 1,272,259 1,247,084 25,176 2.02ofLongBeachsSupplySerokawaspresentwith5 COSCO SHIPPING LINES CO LTD (COSU) 1,264,865 1,071,793 193,072 18.01Chain Information HighwayTransportationSecretaryPete6 MAERSK LINE (MAEU) 1,000,594 801,225 199,369 24.88digitalinitiative.ThePortButtigieg and others when the7 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LTD (OOLU) 876,306 827,371 48,935 5.91described this as afree- Biden Administration announced8 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE (HDMU) 691,546 716,378 -24,831 -3.47to-allservicethatdeliversa new nationwide cargo shar- 9 WAN HAI LINES LTD (WHLC) 566,151 191,696 374,455 195.34dataforshippersandotheringinitiative,theFreight10 YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP (YMLU) 535,609 638,691 -103,082 -16.14stakeholders to integrate intoLogistics Optimization Works,Total 13,329,884 11,429,992 1,899,892 16.62theirownsystemstotrackorFLOW.Thesystemisa cargoandallotresources.larger version of the Port Opti-AMarch3rdpressreleasemizer system that the Port ofU.S. Exports: Top Carriers for Pacific Portsquoted Port of Oakland Mari- Los Angeles uses for sharing of2021 & 2020time Director Bryan Brandesinformation with its containerRank CARRIER 2021 2020 Variation Variation %as saying: Creating a sharedterminals:WiththePortof1 OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS PTE LTD (ONEY) 677,100 814,657 -137,556 -16.89digitalplatformwillpro- Los Angeless Port Optimizer2 CMA-CGM (CMDU) 623,042 383,774 239,269 62.35vide decision makers timely,datasharingsystem,westill3 EVERGREEN LINE (EGLV) 415,608 427,748 -12,140 -2.84comprehensiveandqualityhave the nations first and only4 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LTD (OOLU) 362,038 426,622 -64,584 -15.14datafor improving goodsportcommunityinformation5 MSC-MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S A (MSCU) 345,749 301,015 44,733 14.866 CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (COSU) 280,252 298,325 -18,073 -6.06movement and John Wolfe,systemWe have been able7 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE (HDMU) 233,870 273,916 -40,046 -14.62CEO of The Northwest Sea- tobringininformationand8 HAPAG LLOYD A G (HLCU) 210,349 225,803 -15,454 -6.84port Alliance who said: Thethen share it across the nodes9 MAERSK LINE (MAEU) 192,425 178,225 14,200 7.97NorthwestSeaportAllianceand partnerships in the supply10 YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP (YMLU) 142,175 288,874 -146,699 -50.78isgladtoworkalongsidechain. We need a larger scaleTotal 3,765,057 4,106,319 -341,262 -8.31the Port of Long Beach andparticipation and thats exactly PortofOaklandtoaddresswhattheFLOWsystemis supply chain challenges. Wegoing to do. I spent last Tues- off this conversation of how weconfidenceacrossthesupplycargo coming to us earlier, we lookforwardtothisprojectdayattheWhiteHouseshare data. We have now gotchain.Thedatatobesharedcan better plan our skilled labor increasing visibility in cargotheybroughttogether18dif- to develop this into the appli- should be generic in nature. Itand our machinery.delivery and trade opportuni- ferentorganizationsofcargocationprogramminginterfacedoes not have to be proprietary.(JOBScontinued on ties along the West Coast. andserviceproviderstokickenvironment. We have to instillIf we can see information onpage 19)SHIPPING TO ALASKA OR HAWAII?'