BNSF and Union Pacific have announced plans to strategically relocate a sufficient number of railcars within the Los Angeles-Long Beach area to accommodate a surge in intermodal traffic at the terminal, reports New York's Journal of Commerce.
Mounting rail container backlogs are becoming evident at several marine terminals within the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach due to a notable increase in imports from Asia.
This import surge has led to a sharp rise in eastbound intermodal train movements, exacerbating the ongoing shortage of railcars for westbound transportation.
Yusen Terminals in Los Angeles has already seen its rail container inventory double the normal level.
To prevent this backlog from impeding cargo handling operations, some containers are being transported via drayage to a nearby storage yard near the docks.
'The eastbound dwell has built up to the point that we have to use near-dock storage space at an extra expense to us,' said Yusen CEO Alan McCorkle.
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Mounting rail container backlogs are becoming evident at several marine terminals within the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach due to a notable increase in imports from Asia.
This import surge has led to a sharp rise in eastbound intermodal train movements, exacerbating the ongoing shortage of railcars for westbound transportation.
Yusen Terminals in Los Angeles has already seen its rail container inventory double the normal level.
To prevent this backlog from impeding cargo handling operations, some containers are being transported via drayage to a nearby storage yard near the docks.
'The eastbound dwell has built up to the point that we have to use near-dock storage space at an extra expense to us,' said Yusen CEO Alan McCorkle.
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