CALIFORNIA has leased three sites in Southern california and three sites in Northern California for container storage to relieve port congestion, reports IHS Media.
With US import volumes from Asia expected to rise, California's container ports are pushing importers and exporters to use six inland sites that became available in February for temporary container storage.
The ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland want shippers and their truckers to use the properties as staging areas for import containers until they are needed at distribution warehouses.
'We have to get cargo velocity at an adequate level at these ports to get through this near-term crisis,' said Port of Long Beach deputy executive director Noel Hacegaba.
Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland rank first, second, and seventh among US ports in containerized imports from Asia.
Over the last year, the California ports have worked with Pacific Terminal Services Co (PTSC) to develop and use surge yards on port properties for the temporary storage of laden and empty containers.
However, with those near-dock locations nearing capacity, ports are looking inland for new storage.
The six sites include armories in Lancaster and Palmdale in southern California and Stockton in northern California, a former prison site in Tracy in northern California, and fairground sites in San Joaquin County in northern California and Antelope Valley in southern California.
Activity has been picking up at the facilities since the leases were signed in February.
Said Tioga Group partner Dan Smith: 'We're developing a second tier of facilities,'
Mr Smith declared the key to making the six inland locations viable will be to work with importers and exporters and their truckers to identify the best uses for those facilities.
Meanwhile, Oakland is the primary export gateway for agricultural interests in the northern San Joaquin Valley, so the primary use of sites in Stacy, Stockton, and San Joaquin County would likely be for the temporary storage of dry and refrigerated export containers, said Bryan Brandes, maritime director at the Port of Oakland.
Said Port of Oakland maritime director Bryan Brandes: 'You want to stage the cargo closer to its origin If the containers are stored off dock, it frees up space at the terminals.'
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With US import volumes from Asia expected to rise, California's container ports are pushing importers and exporters to use six inland sites that became available in February for temporary container storage.
The ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland want shippers and their truckers to use the properties as staging areas for import containers until they are needed at distribution warehouses.
'We have to get cargo velocity at an adequate level at these ports to get through this near-term crisis,' said Port of Long Beach deputy executive director Noel Hacegaba.
Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland rank first, second, and seventh among US ports in containerized imports from Asia.
Over the last year, the California ports have worked with Pacific Terminal Services Co (PTSC) to develop and use surge yards on port properties for the temporary storage of laden and empty containers.
However, with those near-dock locations nearing capacity, ports are looking inland for new storage.
The six sites include armories in Lancaster and Palmdale in southern California and Stockton in northern California, a former prison site in Tracy in northern California, and fairground sites in San Joaquin County in northern California and Antelope Valley in southern California.
Activity has been picking up at the facilities since the leases were signed in February.
Said Tioga Group partner Dan Smith: 'We're developing a second tier of facilities,'
Mr Smith declared the key to making the six inland locations viable will be to work with importers and exporters and their truckers to identify the best uses for those facilities.
Meanwhile, Oakland is the primary export gateway for agricultural interests in the northern San Joaquin Valley, so the primary use of sites in Stacy, Stockton, and San Joaquin County would likely be for the temporary storage of dry and refrigerated export containers, said Bryan Brandes, maritime director at the Port of Oakland.
Said Port of Oakland maritime director Bryan Brandes: 'You want to stage the cargo closer to its origin If the containers are stored off dock, it frees up space at the terminals.'
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