b'28American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(CONCERNcontinuedforretailerswhohaullargetoeverysignificantlysizedtie up the inventory in a long from page 14) payloads. Its a continuingtown or city in the U.S. termtransit?Theansweris arestillquestionable.Whileconcern, Gold emphasized.Moreover, the online retail- you dont. You want to get retail sales grew month afterTheAmericantruckingerspromisingfreereturns technology goods in the hands month for the past 30 months,associations have talked forafterpledgingfreenextdayof a manufacturer or retailer 2022 growth fell short of its 6years about driver shortages,orsamedaydeliverywerealmost immediately.percentto8percentforecastand it got worse through theforced to carry an enormous turning in a 5.3 percent annualpandemic. We certainly sup- amountofredundantinven-gain last year over 2021. Retailport efforts within Congresstory to satisfy the Ive got(NOTEScontinued from sales projections for 2023 willtogetmoreandyoungertohaveitnowon-linecus- page 27)not be available until March,driversintotheworkforcetomers, OConnell maintains.respectively. Anothertopof Goldsaid,addingthatfirstwhichisincrediblyimpor- Inmanycases,thesurgeinthe chart company Heineken 10 thhalfcontainervolumeswilltant to our industry. Jock OConnell pent-up,-pandemicbuyersimported nearly 66,000 TEUs, continuetodropcomparedAmajorproblemisapartial lockdown or lockout. sittingathome,consumingalmost thesameasin2021. with what we saw in the firstdryingupofwarehouseWhile he hasnt verifiedhousehold,andothergoods,As a group autos, auto parts half of 2022. space that impacted retailersit as a true document, it doesworked through those inven- andtiresrepresentthelarg-InJanuary,theNRFandandshippersin2022whensuggest that the ILWU is get- tories. Restocking in the postest slice of the chart, with 26 HackettAssociates,aninter- therewereongoingsurplusting a little weary not havingpandemic era will require lessentries.MercedesBenzwas national maritime consultancy,inventories.However,Goldacontractfortheirwork,containersthroughthefirstfirst in the category (13 thover-jointly announced the nationsclaimshesstartingtoseeOConnell added. He furtherhalf of 2023, he said. all) with over 57,000 TEUs, majorcontainerportshavespace open up once again, assaid its being used to implyOConnellagreeswithfollowed closely by Michelin fallen below the 2 million TEUyoure starting to see more con- that shipping is now particu- Goldthatshippersandfor- (14 th ) with over 54,000 TEUs, markmonthlythisyearandsumer purchasing which beganlarly sluggish and theres notwarders who used air freightContinentalTire(17 th )at should remain there most of thelastyear.Plus,headded,asthe need for a flow of laborfor high value, lighter goods48,705 TEUs and Yokohama spring, but Gold sees a pick- buyerscontinuetheirshifttofor the work gangs to handleandfinishedproductsto(18 th ) with 47,249 TEUs. up in the summer. e-commerceshopping,youreeach shift.bypassportdelaysayearAs in all years the import-Nevertheless,Golddoesgoing to need more warehous- Looking ahead this year,and a half ago are probablyerslistedwithinthechart not see a continuance of someing and storage space. OConnell agrees with Goldgoing to shift back to mari- have great variety, reflecting high value retail cargoes shift- andothermaritimeanalyststime.Youuseairprimarilythe vast array of commodities ing from ocean to air freightl oCkoUt orn ot ? who foresee fewer containersas an emergency (mode) forimported into North America. which earlier was spurred byMarinelogisticsecono- than the past few years, buthigh-value to weight cargoesInterestingly, many importers a shortage of maritime capac- mist Jock OConnell of Sac- hedoesnotnecessarilyseeor where there is a deadlineposted better figures in 2022 ity, with freight rates betweenramento,CA,isconcerneda recession. Instead, he said,for delivery. than 2021, albeit considering airandseabecamealmostthat a longshoremans lockoutA lot of retailers had to boostAlmosthalf48%toreporting changes. Already in comparable.Folksareshift- couldbearoundthecorner.their inventories because they50%ofCaliforniaexportthis year, the data is reflect-ing back to ocean as capacityI just saw posted on Twitterwereengaginginmarketingtrade, however, moves by airingtheinfluenceofinfla-opens up. We still have verywhat was purported to be anstrategies that promised nextbecausethestatemanufac- tion and higher interest rates. highvalueandlastminuteadvisory letter regarding thatdaydelivery.Thatrequiredtures so much technology-basedBut as the recessionary trends (retail) shipments moving byterminal operators are cuttingthese retailers to carry moreproducts, estimated OConnell.lessen and employment figures air and that wont change. back on workforce requests,inventory,havemoreware- You want to get the goods asremain strong, 2023 might turn Theshortageoftruckhesaid.Andtheywerehouses, distribution facilitiessoonaspossible.Theques- out to be better than the recov-drivers isnt so easily solvedtrying to portray it as being aandfulfillmentcentersnexttion is how much do I want toery year of 2022. 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