b'12American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(CARGOcontinued from page 8)are reloaded, said Rooney. Whenitcomestokeepingthe currentvolumesthathavebeen divertedfromtheWest,Rooneyis confident in the capacity of the local terminals because of the investments that the Port Authority and the termi-nal operators have made.Thechallengecomesfromthe restofthesupplychainoutsideof the port, she added. Its warehouse capacity,warehouselabor,trucks, drivers,chassis,railcars,andrail labor. All of those components of the supplychainneedtoberightsized inordertohandlethevolumethat could potentially come this way and tohandleitefficiently.Ifwecant handlethevolumesreliably,thenit will go back to the West Coast.The last time the West Coast expe-riencedlaborconcerns,cargowas diverted east, and, according to Rooney, the Port of New York and New Jersey was able to retain a large portion of that cargo. But we certainly were not strug-gling with the volumes back then that we have today, she said. (THICKETcontinued from page 8) E B R A T I NcomesinthepercentageofmilitaryE L Gveterans they are able to attract. CTwenty percent of the new hires aresupposedtobeveterans,said Nardi,butveteranunemployment1920-2020levelsrightnowarebelownational unemployment levels, which are lowOF ICEenough.WerehavingahardtimeSERVfindinghonorablydischargedveter-ans to fill that obligation. SUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!Most of the open jobs at the ter-minals are for drivers of straddle car-riers and other port equipment. TheSince our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:Shipping Associationprovidessome basic training, said Nardi, and oncebeen providing our global customers aOn-site Storage and Multi-modalthe individual passes, they go to onepremier level of service through superiorDistribution Servicesofthemarineterminalswherethehandling and performance, technologicalCustomer Access to 24 hour Inventory Trackingemployer trains them directly on theiradvancements, and a perpetual eyemachinery. That can take anywhereon customer satisfaction. Also, we offer oneStandard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are availablefrom four to six weeks, depending onof the most cost effective and reliable laborSpecially engineered Lifting Gearthe candidates experience. forces in the North Atlantic.Container Transloading from / to Rail or TruckThelaborshortfallatthetermi- On-site service provided by 2 Class Inals is perhaps the least of the prob- We have the ability to accommodate aRail Carrierslems facing the Port of New York andvariety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk,Efficient Distribution to Two Thirds of the New Jersey right now. Because of thecontainer and forest products. OurUnited States and Canadian populations within spike in cargo volumes, dwell timesdistinction, is based on our ability to closely48 - 72 Hours of containers sitting on the piers arecoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing higher, often because the terminals areand Distribution Logistics. highly utilized, said Nardi. Theres no way to bring empties back and this has also led to a chassis shortage.The accumulation of empty contain-ers at port facilities has also represented a problem for port operations, but one that Nardi has seen alleviated in recent weeks.ThePort Authoritysrecently-announced empty container fee couldFOR MORE INFORMATION be one of several factors affecting theCONTACT US AT:situation, he said. Theres been quite anextraordinaryeffortbycarriersJH STEVEDORING, INC. tomovetheempties,whetherthats2147 South Columbus Blvd. based on the proposed fees or whetherPhiladelphia, PA 19148TEL: 215-218-3060itstheoceancarriersbeingabletoFAX: 215-218-3078catch up with vessel capacity. WereWEB: www.jhstevedoring.comalso hearing that volumes from Asia are coming down pretty substantially.PENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. In the last few weeks, theres been a2147 South Columbus Blvd. noticeable improvement in the fluid- Philadelphia, PA 19148ity in port operations.TEL: 215-218-3000Portoperations,asNardihasFAX: 215-218-3043alreadynoted,thatoverwhelminglyWEB: www.pennwarehousing.comtake place in facilities located in New Jersey. So why didnt he rename his organization The Shipping Associa-tionofNewJerseyandNew York? Wedecided,Nardiexplained,to align the name with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.'