CONGESTION at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will be cleared in three months, officials told the 15th annual TPM Conference in Long Beach.
"We need to get our feet back under us in the first month," said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, reported Newark's Journal of Commerce.
The ports are becoming more involved, said Long Beach port CEO Jon Slangerup, and not just play the role of passive landlords, reported American Shipper.
"We're going to be enablers of efficient operations. We need to facilitate improvements in the supply chain. The key word is velocity. We need to drive containers through our ports at velocities that are world class," said Mr Slangerup.
Said Mr Seroka: "Today, we first dipped under 30 vessels at anchor in the breakwater," he said. "This morning we are working 33 vessels between LA and Long Beach. Last night we had 88 gangs working (ships), and this morning, 101 gangs" of nearly 3,000 dockers.
"By the third month, I hope, by working in concert with the liner companies, we can work on how to get the vessels back in a normal order of rotation," Mr Seroka said.
PORTS
06 March 2015 - 20:59
Port managers expect 3 months to clear LA-Long Beach cargo congestion
CONGESTION at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will be cleared in three months, officials told the 15th annual TPM Conference in Long Beach.
PORTS
06 March 2015 - 20:59
Port managers expect 3 months to clear LA-Long Beach cargo congestion
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