b'24American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(CALLcontinued fromments,federal,state,localMargaronis:ItalkedtoPort of Long Beach February page 22) level, give confidence to theone of their cyber experts last in, including our dock work- private sector to follow. So, Iyear and they tell me that thebox numbers up over 24%erswiththeInternationalthink theres some good workEU is in the process or may Longshore Warehouse Unionahead of us in this area andeven have enacted legislationPort of Long Beach handles 674,723 TEUs in Feb-(ILWU),alongwithmarinemaking sure that our supplythat requires companies at aruary, up 24.1% over 2023.clerks,boardmembers,andchains are safe. certain level to have cyberse-others, to help work togetherMargaronis:Aretherecurity plans in place within theBy AJOT Staffwith the private sector to stopconcerns that you have aboutcompanies. Are we going to be intrusionsintheirspaces.the presence of these craneshoping for that sort of cover- The Port of Long Beachserviceandongoingefforts Andsofar,co-createdwithposing a hacking risk? age? And sometime soon? posted a big boost in Febru- to attract business back to the IBM,thecyber-resilienceSeroka:Well,safetoSeroka:Ihaventseenary TEUs throughput as cool- WestCoastarepayingoff, centerhasstoppedahalfasaythatthecranescollectany designs on that yet. Buting inflation, rising consumersaid Port of Long Beach CEO dozen attacks on the privatedata.Theresanalysisthatagain, any type of work thatconfidenceandanongoingMario Cordero. We continue sector interests that they weregoesalongwithit.Butlikewecandotonationalizeaefforttorecapturemarketto invest in infrastructure proj-unaware were targeting them. somanyoftodaysassets,portsecurityprogramalongshare boosted cargo shipmentsectsthatwillkeepuscom-So,thisworkneedstowhetheritsourconnectedthe lines of cyber-protectionmovingthroughthePort.petitiveandsustainablefor bereplicatedacrossportscars, our mobile devices, andwouldbewelcomenewstoDockworkersandterminaldecades to come.throughoutthenation.Andtheequipmentthatsbeingus here in Los Angeles. Andoperatorsmoved674,723Our highly skilled work-what were seeing so far fromused in ports, there is a vul- if there is anyone that wantstwenty-footequivalentunitsforcehashelpedusachieve our CSOC and from the CRCnerability.Andthatswhyto visit our facilities or learn(TEUs) last month, up 24.1%year-over-year increases in cargo is we see the IP addresses; wewevegottoshoreupourfromwhatwehavegainedfrom February 2023. Importsfor the last six months, said seechatteronsocialmedia.lines of communication, pro- fromaknowledgeperspec- wereup29.4%to329,850Long Beach Harbor Commis-We can even get into the darktect that data like we protecttive, wed be more than will- TEUsandexportsdeclinedsion President Bobby Olvera webandseeiftheresany- our infrastructure, and makeingtosharethatlastseven,21.1%to87,474TEUs.Jr.Customersaretaking thing sinister happening there.surewelimitanytypeofeightyearsworthofworkEmptycontainersmovingnotice that our infrastructure Weve got to stay steps aheadaccessibility by unauthorizedthat weve done to get us tothroughthePortincreasedprojectsandenvironmental of the bad guys and replicat- users. So thats the emphasis(CALLcontinued on44.8% to 257,400 TEUs. (NUMBERScontinued on ing or creating systems in ourthat were working on here. page 41) Ourtop-notchcustomerpage 41)port network across the coun-tryisthenumberonegoal here.Wevebeentalkingto the administration about this foranumberofyearsnow, anditwasgreattoseethat their interest is piqued, and in addition, trying to bring moreOn Track with Railmanufacturingjobshereto the United States in the areas of cargo-handling equipment and the large gantry or shore- The Port of Long Beach is investing $1.5 billion in rail infrastructuremore tracks, longer side cranes that we employ at our ports across the nation. trains and greener locomotives. More cargo moving faster to market more efficiently as Margaronis:One of thewe work to become the worlds first zero-emissions port.issues that got raised was the matter of the 200 CPSC cranes builtbytheChinesemanu-facturerbasedinShanghai. Asyoureaware,therehave beencriticismsforseveral yearsthatcontainercranes from China posed a hacking threat to our port operations. Those allegations were never takenveryseriously,butall of a sudden, they seem to be getting taken a lot more seri-ously.Canyougiveusany insightsintohowthecranes have gotten into the hacking interests of our government?Seroka:Well,Illleave that to the intelligence com-munity.Buthereonthe ground, out of the 81 shore-side cranes that we have at the PortofLos Angeles,which areallownedandoperated byourterminaloperating tenants,thereare39CPSC cranes.Andinaninitiative like this, or with chassis, con-tainers,orotherimportant supplychainassets,being able to diversify sourcing and bringingmanufacturingjobs here to the United States are on the table right now. And I think the investment, simi-lar to what weve done with the infrastructure investment oftheJobsAct,theInfla-tion Reduction Act, and last years budget authored by the CaliforniaLegislatureand Governor Gavin Newsom, all stateattheselevelsofgov-ernment,We want to invest inoursupplychain.And thosegovernmentinvest-'