New Cargo Strategy at Port of Los Angeles Helping Clear Backlog

The Port of Los Angeles says {that a} new technique to expedite the motion of containerized cargo by the port is starting to repay.

The program, known as the “Peel Off” Program, was launched February 25 as a strategy to clear the backlog of containers from latest congestion issues at West Coast ports and enhance the circulation of cargo going ahead.

“We have found an efficient way to get containers to their destination that is beginning to pay off,” mentioned Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “We’re acting on our pledge to our customers to harmonize the supply chain and make it work better. Permanently.”

The Port teamed with stevedoring firm The Pasha Group, harbor trucking agency Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI), a number of marine container terminal operators and a core group of main retailers to create this system, which entails “peeling off” containers of high-volume clients to a near-dock yard the place they’re sorted for vacation spot to inland distribution facilities.

“The trucks are doing exactly what everyone needs them to do – make more turns every day,” mentioned TTSI President and CEO Vic La Rosa. “This single step eliminates multiple inefficient moves so cargo flows faster and more reliably.”

“We’ve created something that’s going to work for years to come,” mentioned Jeff Burgin, senior vp of Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P., which is managing the near-dock “Peel Off” yard. “We’re prepared to expand this model throughout the harbor.”

Under “Peel Off,” import containers loaded with items belonging to high-volume shippers are stacked collectively in a block upon arrival on the Port. The terminals expedite TTSI vehicles by their gates to retrieve the containers and ship them to the near-dock yard lower than a mile away the place they’re sorted. The identical vehicles then loop again to the terminals for the subsequent inbound container. The vehicles hold containers shifting by delivering outbound containers on the return leg.

The “Peel Off’ yard is located at Navy Way and Reeves Avenue on Port property. “While the program is geared for high-volume shippers, all customers benefit,” Seroka mentioned. “Increasing terminal productivity has a positive ripple effect for everyone moving cargo through our Port.”

The yard is open six days per week from 7 a.m. to three a.m. Currently, 17 acres can be found for staging as much as 500 containers. As demand grows, the power can function 24/7 and accommodate as much as 650 containers.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) staff deal with all gate and terminal operations on the “Peel Off” yard, together with on-site chassis inspection, upkeep and restore.

Cargo house owners can transfer their containers by the “Peel Off” yard in lower than 48 hours and make these journeys at evening throughout off-peak site visitors hours. TTSI has leased 250 chassis to make sure containers are on wheels and able to roll. The events are additionally coordinating their efforts with the brand new interchangeable chassis pool launched March 1 within the harbor advanced.

“Peel Off” additionally presents clear air advantages by lowering truck journeys, gate waits and idling. All vehicles calling on the near-dock yard stay topic to the Port’s Clean Truck Program necessities.

“With bigger ships delivering more cargo in a single call, this program improves the way we all do business,” mentioned Seroka. “It is also a prime example of how the Port of Los Angeles is bringing our partners together, facilitating meaningful dialogue and driving real solutions.”