THE Port of Oakland, suffering from container clearance delays caused by a shortage of labour, has come out in support of a plan by marine terminal operators to open gates on Saturdays.
In a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission, Oakland port executive director Chris Lytle said any fee to fund Saturday operations must be reasonable and used exclusively for those operations, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
"The port strongly supports additional gate hours," Mr Lytle said, as part of a broader plan to speed up cargo delivery. That plan by port authorities includes offsite locations to collect empty containers and a common pool of container chassis for harbour truckers.
Oakland terminals are already open on weekends for vessel operations, but rarely for other activities. The new arrangement would open terminals every Saturday for full operations, including gate entry. That would enable harbour truckers to pick-up import boxes, drop-off exports or return empties.
However, the port authority highlighted a major sticking point, more dockworkers would be needed to ensure Saturday operations are successful, a key source of the congestion in the first place.
PORTS
25 August 2015 - 21:01
Oakland supports marine terminal operators' call for Saturday open gates
THE Port of Oakland, suffering from container clearance delays caused by a shortage of labour, has come out in support of a plan by marine terminal operators to open gates on Saturdays.
PORTS
25 August 2015 - 21:01
Oakland supports marine terminal operators' call for Saturday open gates
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