b'24American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(CORDEROcontinueddemic that we experienced.from page 14)moved20millionTEUsinc riticisMso fz ero2021, I think again, we maye Missiong oalshave a bump in the road butCordero was asked about going forward despite this, Iquestions raised by the Pacific am optimistic and as has beenMerchant Shipping Association referenced,therewillbea(PMSA) and other stakeholders resolution to the ILWU-PMAwho worry that zero-emission negotiations. goals for cargo handling equip-mentandharbortrucksplace t radew ithc hina an unfair expectation. Cordero Recentdatahasindi- hasexpressedconfidence catedthatimportsfromthat the Ports of Los Angeles Chinahavedeclined,butand Long Beachs Clean Air thatvolumehasbeencom- Action Plan (CAAP) goals for pensatedforfromothercargo handling equipment and Asian markets. Cordero wastrucks will be met in 2030 and askedabouthisexpecta- 2035 respectively: Yes I am tionfortradewithChina:confidentthatthegoalswill Wedohaveaneconomicbemet.Letsrememberthat slowdown.Tradebetweenthe Ports of Long Beach andAerial view of the Port of Long Beachthe United States and ChinaLos Angeles were the first to hasdiminished.Thishasset zero-emission goals.not available: Unfortunately,intheSanPedroBaycom- AGTCsupportedthenew affectedallgateways.JustIn the State of California,thereistheexpectationthatplex anytime soon.OceanShippingReform Act this week, we have read thatweareknownasenviron- thetechnologyisthereandStillCorderoremainsof2022(OSRA2022)that theconversationsbetweenmental stewards in the issuereadytogoandthefactofhopeful: Will we have a sig- givestheFederalMaritime President Biden and Chinasofclimatechange.WhenIthe matter is that it is not nificant zero-emission optionCommission(FMC)greater President Xi have been verysay we I mean everyone inAccording to CARBs goalsbefore2035asitrelatestoauthorityoverareasofcon-positive in addressing someCalifornia, including the port(CaliforniaAirResourcestrucks? I think we will. cern to importers and export-ofthetradeissues,suchassectorI think there is a lotBoard)theyhaveagoalofers, to take a more active role the tariff obstacles that wereof expectations that the zero- 570zero-emissiontrucksa griculture on these issues. put in place by the previousemission technology is goingby2025.Andofthese570t ransportationc oalition Corderoseesprogress Administration.So,noth- tobereadybefore2030trucks, 510 trucks state-wideTheAgricultureTrans- inprovidingexporterswith ingisgoingtochangesig- asstatedforcargohandling will be electric. Possibly,portation Coalitions (AGTC)better service from the ocean nificantly. Going forward inequipmentandbefore2035as a State we might be ablemembers continue to be verycarriers:Ibelievethecar-2023,yourenotgoingtofor harbor trucks. to get there. But, like I said,vocal about problems that theyriers(havebeen)verycog-have the growth that youveOn the other hand, Cor- it is not going to move fastarehavingrelatedtodeten- nizantoftheseissuesfora had in the last two years. Thisderodoesnotwantcompa- enough to have any expecta- tion, demurrage and, recently,few years. The White House was an anomaly because ofniestobepenalizedifthetion that we are going to haveobtaining space on ocean car- (CORDEROcontinued on the surge related to the pan- zero-emissiontechnologyis20,000zero-emissiontrucksriers for their exports abroad.page 25)With more than 250 locations across five continents, we are a premier terminal SSAMarineoperator offering a full spectrum of services and cargo handling.www.ssamarine.com A Carrix Enterprise'