b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(STRATEGIEScontinued(UNVEILScontinued fromTop US Ports from Chinafrom page 20) page 24)with other industries, includ- demonstration project in theTEUs VARingfastfood,construction,portindustry,asitachieves and retail. zero emissions following thePORT OF ARRIVAL H1 2022 H1 2021 %Freight transportation pro- useoftechnologiessuchasLOS ANGELES,CA 1,529,066 1,651,883 -7vidersaredealingwiththethe new generation of Inter- LONG BEACH,CA 1,374,584 1,404,762 -2effects of the labor shortagenetofThingssensing,big daily. For instance, a lack ofdata analysis, artificial intel- NEW YORK/NEWARK AREA, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 750,869 634,665 18dockworkers causes ships toligence,andotheradvancedSAVANNAH,GA 599,083 554,614 8get unloaded more slowly attechnologies, said Lionel Ni,HOUSTON,TX 320,712 219,872 46ports of entry. In addition, thepresident of the Hong KongOAKLAND,CA 288,505 271,898 6need for drayage drivers in theUniversityofScienceandNORFOLK,VA 237,157 216,104 10trucking industry has resultedTechnology.in shipping containers sittingIt will provide exemplarySEATTLE,WA 232,649 224,020 4at ports for longer than pre- solutionsfortheautomationCHARLESTON,SC 211,856 157,795 34COVID. The long-haul truckupgradingandtransformationTACOMA,WA 178,758 239,461 -25driver shortage creates capac- oftraditionalterminalsintheOTHERS 315,757 331,548 -5ity concerns, making movingworld, Ni said. Total 6,038,996 5,906,621 2inventory from the docks toThe university has teamed distribution centers challeng- upwiththeportcompany ing.Warehousesanddistri- andotherdomesticresearch(TRENDcontinued fromcontiguous rail system from the bution centers are starved ofand equipment enterprises topage 24) interior of Mexico all the wayGuadalajaratoKansasCity workers who cannot operateincorporate new technologiesall the more graphic after Cana- through the heart of the Unitedin36hours.Comparethat atfullcapacity,resultingininto construction of the smartdianPacificandKansasCityStates,throughChicago,intoto obtaining the same prod-inventory shortages and man- terminal, which includes driv- Southernmerge,whichmaytheCanadianprovinces,fromuct from China, which takes ufacturing delays. erlessintelligentguidedvehi- happen later this year or next.the Maritimes to Vancouver. atleastthreeweeksonthe cles and a low-speed automaticThiswillenableforthefirstSuppliers will be able towaterandrunstheriskof t heP AndeMicsh Arsh rail crane, said Ni. time,Finleysaid,aunified,shipcomponentsfrom,say,port congestion.l essonsThepandemictaughtus manyharshlessons,espe-cially in worker recruitment, employeesatisfaction,and laborretention,andforced us to think creatively to solve supplychainlaborissues. Forexample,toaddressthe pilot shortage that continues to cause flight cancellations, governments should increase the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67.Recentadvancementsin healthandmedicalscienceCLOSERareincreasinghumanlon-gevity.Ifpilotswithinthis agegroupcandemonstrate anadequatementalacuity andphysicalfitnesslevel, extending the retirement age isaneffectivewaytokeep good pilots in the workforce longer.Elsewhere,lessthanON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON STATE2%ofcommercialairlineFASTERpilotsintheUnitedStates areAfricanAmericans,so the industry must engage the historicallyblackcolleges and universities (HBCUs) for talentrecruitmentandpro-mote the commercial aviation field for new pilots and avia-tionprofessionalsinthoseDIRECT CONNECTIONS TO MAINLINE RAIL & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYSinstitutions more effectively. SMARTERWe also need to help the trucking industry recruit more workersbyaddressinglife-styleissuesthatcontinueto reduce the number of drivers ontheroad.Thisimprove-mentbeginsbypromoting morehealthawarenessforSTORAGE OPTIONS & FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SPACEdriversthroughfitnessandBETTERmedical programs focused on driverlongevity.Inaddition toshippersreducingdriver detention at warehouses, gov-ernments must deal with the truck parking challenge more effectively so drivers can rest during their precious breaks. Also, some states are consid- ON-DOCK RAIL & DUAL-SERVED BY BNSF & UPering laws imposing indepen-dentcontractorrestrictions ontruckdrivers.Theseini-tiatives must stop in favor of regulationssupportingthoseCONTACT US AT [email protected] | PORTOFLONGVIEW.COM(STRATEGIEScontinued on page 30)'