b'OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 7, 2021MARITIME Section 19ACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1SC Ports announces leadership change OONNEESSHHIIPPFollowingasuccessful13in the U.S. since 2009. I haveC onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooyearsaspresidentandCEOofalwayssaiditisgreatpeople South Carolina Ports, Jim New- who make a great port, and we someannouncedhisplanstoarefortunatetohavethebest retire from the helm on June 30, atmaritime community and team which time he will serve as anat SC Ports. It is truly a great executive advisor to the port. sign of success to name a suc-SC Ports COO Barbara Melvincessorwithinyourownteam. will become president and CEOBarbara Melvin will continue to of South Carolina Ports on July 1.build on our success, ensuring a Melvin will be the sixth leader invery bright future for SC Ports the history of the port and the firstand for South Carolina.woman to lead a top 10 U.S. oper- MelvinjoinedSCPorts ating container port. in1998,servinginavariety SC Ports Board of Directorsof roles over the years. MelvinA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE RORO Customer Serviceunanimously approved the lead- became senior vice president ofCuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday 877-918-7676ership change during its Octoberoperations and terminals in 2015FROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO Export Customer Serviceboard meeting. andassumedtheroleaschiefTO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time 800-225-1235JimNewsomehastrulyoperatingofficerin2018.AsANTWERP 1620 18Export Documentation madeasignificantandlast- COO, Melvin oversees the dailyDUBLIN 12888-802-0401Import Customer Serviceing impact on South Carolinasoperations of the port and leadsBELFAST 13888-802-0403economy and supply chain. Hemajorinfrastructureprojects,GTEBORG 21LogisticsledamajorturnaroundeffortsuchastheCharlestonHarborHAMBURG 13 17 15 22 866-821-7449LE HAVRE17of SC Ports when he joined inDeepening Project. LIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & Collections2009, assuring SC Ports contin- I am honored to be chosenLONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747ues to flourish as a top 10 U.S.toleadSCPortsandcontinueROTTERDAM11 20container port. Under his greatthe positive momentum we have leadership,wehaveseensig- generated together. I am grateful nificant growth at the port andandIamready,Melvinsaid.in auto exports. In August alone,was a commitment from indus- teamfoundthatPortofLos atport-dependentbusinessesWith the guidance of our Board,NEVscontributed35.2%totry leaders responsible for movingAngeles/Long Beach ranks last aroundthestate,SCPortsthe skill and talent of our team,overall vehicle exports. goods on behalf of American con- among 22 of the worlds largest Board Chairman Bill Stern said.the solid experience within ourSinceEuropeanmarketssumers and businesses to open upand most prominent ports in the Barbara Melvin, who leads SCmaritimecommunity,andthehaveincreasedsubsidiesforthe capacity needed to deliver. time it takes to discharge a ship.Ports operations team and hassupport of elected, business andNEVs,themarketpotentialisMeanwhile, Teamsters GeneralSome of the nations other served at SC Ports for 24 years,communityleaders,SCPortshuge.NowisaperfecttimePresident Jim Hoffa, who partic- large ports are expanding hours, willundoubtedlycontinuetowillachieveenhancedgrowthfor China to export its NEVs,ipated in one of the White Housebutthechallengeisgetting build on the great success andbenefitting the state, region and said Xu Haidong, the deputyevents, said working conditionstruckingcompaniesandware-growthattheport.Itisnotnation.Toourcustomers,wechief engineer of CAAM. forporttruckdriversremainhousesopenatthesametime, often that two impressive lead- thank you, and please know thatIn Xus view, Chinese autopoor and constrain any recovery.one transportation sector official ers work so well together overwith additional opportunity, wecompaniesoperatingintheThey are not paid a living wagesaid,speakingonconditionof many years to achieve a sharedwillearnprosperitytogether.IfieldofNEVs,especiallypureand are largely treated as inden- anonymity.vision.Theirgreatpartnershipamconfidentyouallwilljoinelectricvehicles(PEVs),haveturedservants,andshouldbePorts need more space to store and visionary leadership sets SCmeinexpressingoureternalhadanearlystartcomparedallowed to unionize, he said in acontainers, including refrigerated Ports up for continued success. gratitude to Jim Newsome for awithGerman,Japanese,andstatement. Nothing will changeones that require electricity, and job well done. Jims leadershipotherforeignbrands. Theyareuntil that happens. land is at a premium, the offi-has led us to success, and thisobviouslymoreadvantagedinCompanies including FedEx,cial said. Ports want the White inspires us, as we have so muchproductdevelopment,qualityWalMart Inc., Samsung Electron- House to coordinate action with more to accomplish together. verification, and electric batter- icsCo.Ltd.,HomeDepotInc.other areas of the industry.ies, as well as the layout of otherand Target Corp. are using moreA pilot program that began industry chains. offpeakandnighttimehourslastmonth,offering24-hour (DOWNcontinued fromAccording to the latest sta- toincreasethroughput,Whitecontainer operations at the Port of page 14) tistics,thepenetrationrateforHouse Press Secretary Jen PsakiLong Beach, saw zero uptake in year-on-year,asindi catedinindependentbrandsofNEVssaid.Theseimprovementswillthe newly open period between a recent report from the ChinainChinaisashighas28.4%,move more goods faster, including3 a.m. and 7 a.m. during its first AssociationofAutomobilewhichcomparesto14.2%fortoys, just in case you were wonder- two weeks.Manufacturers (CAAM).traditional luxury car brands andingmy kids areand furniture,The impact of the announce-StatisticsreleasedbyChi- 2.2% for mainstream joint ven- that Americans purchased onlinements is relatively small. An addi-nasGeneralAdministrationture brands. or at their local small businesses. tional 3,500 containers per week of Customs showed that a totalTarget assured customers, andwillmoveatnightthroughthe of1.32millionvehicleswereinvestors, in a blog post on that itsend of the year, the White House Jim Newsome exported during the period from(CONFRONTScontinuedprepared for the holiday season. said. The port moved more than January to August this year, upfrom page 18) Evenasunprecedented950,000 containers in August.Newsomehasservedat117.5%year-on-year,andgen- InJune,theWhiteHousesupply-chainchallengescon- Much of the administrations thehelmofSouthCarolinaerating a trade surplus of 137.7createdataskforcetocoordi- tinuetoimpactretailersandearlyattentionwasonboost-Portssince2009.Duringhisbillionyuan($21.35billion),nate policies to address supplyindustriesacrosstheglobe,ing the supply of critical goods, tenure,Newsomehassignifi- up 111.1%, which exceeded lastchain transportation issues acrossincludingthesituationatourincludingsuppliesneededfor cantly enhanced port operations,years 12-month running total. agencies and to work with logis- nationsports,werereadytomakingCOVID-19vaccines, grown the ports cargo base withInrecentyears,Chinastics-relatedcompanies,includ- delivertheeasy,inspirationalsemiconductor chips riling auto-strategicinvestments,ledtheautomobile quality, technology,ingports,railroads,truckingholidayshoppingexperiencemakers and tech companies, and doubling of cargo volumes in aandbrandserviceshavebeencompanies, warehouses and ful- ourguestslovethecompanyfuelfollowingaransomware decade, and successfully under- improving nonstop. As a result,fillment centers. said,notingthatitsoperatedattack that cut off supplies on the takenvitalinfrastructureproj- itsinternationalcompetitive- But the U.S. supply chain is24/7supplyoperationsforEast Coast. Its efforts extended ects. His efforts have ensured anesshasgraduallyincreased,largely in the hands of businesses,years, including at the ports. to food, with the White House fluidsupplychainandcreatedand so the pace of export growthlimitingtheadministrationsWhile the expansion of hourssaying that consolidation in the jobs throughout the state. has been faster, Shu Yuting,options to directly influence it. atPortofLosAngelesshouldmeat processing sector has left It has been my great honorspokeswoman with the MinistryThis is a set of private-sec- help ease container handling, itsit too vulnerable to hiccups and to serve as CEO of South Car- of Commerce said. tor systems, a global one at that.just one piece of the puzzle, saidprice hikes that are passed on to olinaPorts.WehaveworkedAccording to Shu, ChinasBut we have a role to play as anMichael Tran, managing directorconsumers.togethertocultivateahighlyrapidgrowthinautoexportshonest broker, bringing togetherfor digital intelligence strategy atThe Biden administrations competitive,world-classportcanbeattributedtothreefac- differentplayerswho,some- RBC Capital Markets. optionstoaddressthebottle-thatcontinuestogrowabovetorsthe global rebound in thetimes surprisingly, dont alwaysIfyougofurtherdown- necks are only on the margin, themarket,Newsomesaid.auto market, the significant driv- coordinatewithoneanother,stream,beyondjustwhatssaid Phil Levy, chief economist Thispastyearhasbeenoneing effect of new energy vehicleTransportationSecretaryPetehappening at the shipping port,at Flexport, a freight forward-ofmyproudestaswehave(NEV) exports, and the increas- Buttigieg said on MSNBC. therearelaborshortagesthating company.achievedmajorsuccesses,inginternationalcompetitive- resonate throughout the rest ofI dont think theyre going including Walmart investing inness and international influenceu nderlyIngI ssues the supply chain, like trucking,to be able to resolve this crisis, anear-portimportdistributionof Chinas auto companies. Even after the announcement,warehousing, Tran said. Fromhesaid.Currentdemandfor center, our handling of record- Statistically, China exportedtheunderlyingissuesensnaringthat angle, todays headline goesgoods doesnt lend itself to quick breakingvolumesduringaa total of 173,000 NEVs betweenshipments were in plain view. Portto try to rectify the first step, thefixes in a system with little excess global pandemic, and the open- January and August this year, upof Los Angeles Executive Direc- first step of many in a convo- capacity, he said. This all just ing of Leatherman Terminal, the4.5 times year-on-year, contrib- tor Gene Seroka, who visited theluted supply chain. got swamped with an extraordi-first container terminal to openuting about 20% to the growthWhite House, said the takeawayArecentreportbyTransnary level of demand.'