ALL parts of the us supply chain - not just ports - need to move to round-the-clock operations to alleviate snarl-ups and reduce overall costs, says President Joe Biden's supply-chain czar, reports Bloomberg.
In May, the White House and the Department of Transportation appointed retired General Stephen Lyons, former CO of the US Transportation Command, to be the Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.
Retired General Lyons will take over the role from John Porcari appointed in August 2021. Mr Porcari was the former deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the Department of Transportation in the Obama-Biden administration (2009-2014).
Said General Lyons: 'If only you or only a terminal goes to 24/7, that's interesting. But if everybody - including the warehousing community, all the other modes of transport - moved to 24/7, or something more than today, that makes logical sense that you could move much more cargo in the same period of time.'
Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced 24-hour longshore operations and extended gate hours for truckers. But even as backlogs have eased somewhat, round-the-clock operations at terminals remain scarce, making US maritime locations less efficient than many others worldwide.
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In May, the White House and the Department of Transportation appointed retired General Stephen Lyons, former CO of the US Transportation Command, to be the Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force.
Retired General Lyons will take over the role from John Porcari appointed in August 2021. Mr Porcari was the former deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the Department of Transportation in the Obama-Biden administration (2009-2014).
Said General Lyons: 'If only you or only a terminal goes to 24/7, that's interesting. But if everybody - including the warehousing community, all the other modes of transport - moved to 24/7, or something more than today, that makes logical sense that you could move much more cargo in the same period of time.'
Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced 24-hour longshore operations and extended gate hours for truckers. But even as backlogs have eased somewhat, round-the-clock operations at terminals remain scarce, making US maritime locations less efficient than many others worldwide.
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