b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(CHASSIScontinued fromSACP 3.0 represents the next page 24) logical step in the evolution process.Thisinturnledtoof interoperable pools in the theleasingcompaniesthem- U.S. The new pool represents selves creating their own pro- aleapforwardintermsof prietarypoolsasopposedtosupplychainefficiencyand the cooperative pools that hadresilience. emerged from the ocean car- SACP 3.0 will be owned rier involvement.byasubsidiaryofOCEMA Currently,thechassisandmanagedbyCCM,but industrynowfallsintotwosubjecttoforwardlooking basic business models: Coop- operatingparametersagreed erativeorGraypoolsandwith the ports. Chassis rates Neutral,DedicatedorPro- willbemadeavailableto prietary pools. pool users through a publicly Acooperativeorgrayavailable tariff.pool means that chassis in theInJuneSACP3.0initi-pool, regardless of ownership,ateditssoftlaunchandin or name brand on the sideAugustCCMasthepool of the chassis, all are graymanager announced the offi- (SHIFTScontinued frombutstillremainsfarbehindovertaking China as a sourcein other words brandlesscialopeningofitsonboard- page 29) China in exporting furniture tofor clothing and apparel andand a trucker can use thatingportal.Theonboardinghad fallen to 47.6% (this tallythe US. if Vietnam is likely to over-chassis for any box and returnportal enables motor carriersexcludesHongKong).OverSo, from a sourcing per- takeChinaasthedominant it to any location within thattoregistersothattheycanthe same period Vietnams sharespective Or Did It seems tosource for clothing in the near regionalnetwork.Conversely,access CCMs new and like- went from 12.3% to 24.7%. be more of an answer at thisfuture?Descarteswrote,It aneutral,dedicated,orpro- new refurbished chassis overIn TEUterms,Chinainmoment as to the question ofis unlikely that Vietnam will prietarypooloperatesasathenetworkof75locations2022 posted 1,834,055 TEUsChinaslostimports.Whentake over Chinas top spot for singleindependentequip- (CHASSIScontinued oncompared to Vietnams 950,796askedbytheAJOTabout(SHIFTScontinued on mentproviderwhereallpage 34) TEUs. Vietnam grew by 186.3%thepossibilityofVietnampage 34)aspectsincludingprice,net-work,andoperationalrules forpoolaccessandusage are controlled by this single entity or group. The pool can be neutral or dedicated (to a single user). A dedicated pool is usually established by the chassis leasing company for a specific customers use.Although they rarely take up much ink, the chassis pools are vital to the ocean carriers and port operations. For exam-ple, it was recently announced CMA CGM (including affili- CLOSERatesAPLandANL)joined theFlexiVanLosAngeles BasinChassisPool(FLBP). FLBP is a participating pool member and intermodal equip-ment provider in the Pool of Pools within the LA/LB Ports complex. Onenewormoreaccu- ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON STATEratelyreconfiguredchassisFASTERpoolthathasattractedalot of interest is the South Atlan-tic Chassis Pool 3.0 that will officially start in October of this year.sacp 3.0 l auNcHIn November of 2022 theDIRECT CONNECTIONS TO MAINLINE RAIL & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYSFMC gave its regulatory nodSMARTERto the proposed South Atlan-ticMultiportChassisPool Agreementwhichwasthe last major hurtle to launching SACP 3.0. The concept behind SACP 3.0sdevelopmentwasto combine the best qualities of existing poolmodelswithaSTORAGE OPTIONS & FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SPACEunique public-private cooper- BETTERation between port authorities andoceancarriers. Thekey featureofthepoolisplac-ing the responsibility for the chassis procurement under a singleprovider,CCM.With the responsibility of the chas-sisunderasoleprovider, replacement,maintenance,ON-DOCK RAIL & DUAL-SERVED BY BNSF & UPandothermattersrelatedto chassisqualitycontrolwill rest with one party with one set of operational parameters as opposed to individual con- CONTACT US AT
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