CALIFORNIA's kern County Board of Supervisors has approved the development of a Mojave Inland Port aimed to alleviate congestion at San Pedro Bay ports.
The facility aims to reduce supply chain pressure at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and could provide an annual economic benefit of US$500 million, locally and statewide, reports London's Port Technology.
The Mojave Inland Port will be situated 90 miles from the San Pedro Bay, allowing goods to arrive by rail from nearby ports more efficiently and to be redirected to their final destinations quickly.
It is estimated that the Mojave Inland Port will have the capacity to handle three million containers annually. Containers will be offloaded from ships onto shuttle trains for direct transport through the underutilised Alameda Corridor directly to Mojave, where they will be distributed.
Located on more than 400 acres immediately adjacent to the Mojave Air & Space Port, a fully operational airport open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a 12,500-foot heavy lift runway, capable of accommodating the largest commercial cargo aircraft, the inland port will have ample space to process these containers.
Once completed the Mojave Inland Port can offer a full range of transport options. 'The Mojave Inland Port is a fully permitted industrial site that will provide a solution for California goods movement at the ports,' said Kern County planning chief Lorelei Oviatt.
Said Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero: 'Being surrounded by the dense urban areas of Long Beach and South Los Angeles, there is limited real estate available. The Mojave Inland Port is the type of innovative solution that will alleviate congestion and allow dockworkers to do their jobs more efficiently, getting goods to businesses and consumers faster'.
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The facility aims to reduce supply chain pressure at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and could provide an annual economic benefit of US$500 million, locally and statewide, reports London's Port Technology.
The Mojave Inland Port will be situated 90 miles from the San Pedro Bay, allowing goods to arrive by rail from nearby ports more efficiently and to be redirected to their final destinations quickly.
It is estimated that the Mojave Inland Port will have the capacity to handle three million containers annually. Containers will be offloaded from ships onto shuttle trains for direct transport through the underutilised Alameda Corridor directly to Mojave, where they will be distributed.
Located on more than 400 acres immediately adjacent to the Mojave Air & Space Port, a fully operational airport open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a 12,500-foot heavy lift runway, capable of accommodating the largest commercial cargo aircraft, the inland port will have ample space to process these containers.
Once completed the Mojave Inland Port can offer a full range of transport options. 'The Mojave Inland Port is a fully permitted industrial site that will provide a solution for California goods movement at the ports,' said Kern County planning chief Lorelei Oviatt.
Said Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero: 'Being surrounded by the dense urban areas of Long Beach and South Los Angeles, there is limited real estate available. The Mojave Inland Port is the type of innovative solution that will alleviate congestion and allow dockworkers to do their jobs more efficiently, getting goods to businesses and consumers faster'.
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