b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1(ONEcontinued fromContributing to that per-page 14) ception,forBozza,aretheONE SHIPAngeles by more than 83,000peoplethatwehavehere.ONE SHIPTEUs and exceeding the PortWehaveaverydedicated of Long Beach by more thanlaborforce,heexplained. 27,000 TEUs. Thelongshoremenhave Thediversionofcargobeen tremendous throughoutC ontainers, RORO, RORO, Br, Breakbulk Ceakbulk CarargogoContainersfrom West Coast to East Coastthepandemic.Wehavean ports was one significant con- extremelydedicatedtruck-tributingfactortoNY/NJsingcommunity.Andthe ascension.TheunresolvedPort Authority convened the labornegotiationsontheCouncil on Port Performance WestCoastwereonereasonseveralyearsago,agroup forthediversionandfuel- thatwasabsolutelycritical ing an expectation that someduring the pandemic and con-cargo would eventually returntinues to this day.toSouthernCalifornia,once terminaloperatorsandthep orTC ounCilInternationalLongshoreandThe council, the brainchild RORO Customer ServiceWarehouseUnion(ILWU)of port commerce director BethA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE 877-918-7676enteredintoacontract.ButRooney, brings together a groupCuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday Export Customer Serviceother cargo trends, such as aof harbor stakeholders, includ- FROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO 800-225-1235TO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Timesouthward shift in productioning the Port Authority, marineANTWERP 1620 18Export Documentation activities in Asia, suggest thatterminal operators, motor car- DUBLIN 12888-802-0401Import Customer Servicethe cargo diversion will alsoriers,railroads,laborunions,BELFAST 13888-802-0403have some sticking power.andgovernmentalagencies.GTEBORG 21LogisticsHAMBURG 13 17 15 22However,theseoptimis- ThegroupmetthroughoutLE HAVRE17 866-821-7449ticforecastscomewiththethe pandemic to work on theLIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & Collectionscaveat that while NY/NJ maychallengeswefacedandwasLONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747be getting a larger slice of theinstrumental in coming up withROTTERDAM11 20pie, but with the current slumpsolutions,saidBozza.The indemandthebiggerslicecouncil allows us to tackle the could be marginal. As Giovannisupply chain holistically. 5.7% over 2021 and 25% overdle carriers, which helped us tois likely to show a softening Antonuccio,Director-CustomerAmongotherthings,the2020,volumesnotplannedmanage the cargo flows. from last year, but that things EngagementforAPMTer- council identified 90 availablefor six or seven years, the portBozza estimated that aroundshould pick up in the second minals Elizabeth New Jerseyparcels in the port region thatalsobenefittedfromsome90%ofNYNJsincremen- halfoftheyearasBCOs explained to AJOT, I expectwere made available to cargoforward-thinkinginvestmentstalcargoincreaselastyearrestock their inventories.volumes toriseslightly dueownerswhoneededtostoreby the Port Authority and itscame from West Coast diver- Asforwhethercargoes to regular seasonal increases.andpositioncontainers.Themaritime terminal tenants. Onsions, raising the question ofwillreturntothewest,the However, I feel that inflation,council was also instrumentalthePortAuthorityside,thewhethershipperswillstickshipperswearespeakingto overcapacity, regulation, andin developing, tweaking, andraising of the Bayonne Bridgewith the Port of New York andaretellingusthattheyare a cooling consumer demandimplementing the empty con- allowed the port to accommo- NewJerseyorreturncargolooking to keep a piece of their (tonameafew)willkeeptainerfee,whichmotivateddate larger container vessels,to West Coast ports once thecargo in the east, said Bozza. any increases on the low side,carrierstoevacuateexcessas did the 50-foot deepeninglaborsituationtherestabi- And I think it goes back to especially when compared toboxes from the piers, helpingof the shipping channels, pri- lizes. Year-to-date totals as ofreliability. They are waiting to what the industry has experi- to alleviate congestion. Evenmarily a federal project. Thethe end of February show thatsee if things smooth out a little enced the past couple years. beforeanyfeeswerelevied,PortAuthoritys$600mil- containervolumesaredownbit on the West Coast and the Thatbeingsaid,thereoceancarriersrespondedbylioninrailinvestmentssig- by 20% from 2022. labor piece is a big test. Then issomethingtosaidaboutincreasingthenumberofnificantly enhanced the portsTherewasatremen- wellseewhosstayingand being number one whether itempty loaders, making secondintermodalinfrastructureanddous amount of front loadingwhos leaving.is sports or ports. port calls in New York to evac- provided it with a selling pointin2022bybeneficialcargo For us, it comes down touateempties,andcharteringto attract more cargo destinedowners(BCOs)whoweres HiFTingT rade andreliableservice,saidMikespace on the outbound vesselsfor inland locations.building up inventories, saids upplyC HainsBozza, deputy director of theof other carriers to repositionOur marine terminal oper- Bozza. And what were hear- Alsofavoringthestick-PortAuthoritysportcom- excess boxes.ator partners also made signifi- ing through our consultationsing power of East Coast ports merce department. We wantcant investments in advance ofis that theyre burning throughlikeNYNJisthechangein tobeseenasthegatewaya dJusTing Ton ew the increased cargo coming in,thoseinventories.Thefolksmanufacturinglocationsin wherepeoplecangettheire xpeCTaTions said Bozza, in the form of newwere talking with are tellingAsia.Wereseeingless goods to market quickly. With container volume upship-to-shore cranes and strad- us that the first half of the yearcargocomingfromChina, and increases, in terms of the percentageofcargo,from other countries like Vietnam, India,andIndonesia,said Bozza.Asyoushiftpro-ductionsouthfromChina, itmakesmoresensetogo throughtheSuezCanaland come to the U.S. East Coast, versus a West Coast routing. Allthingsconsidered, could the Port of New York andNewJerseysomeday makeittobecomethepre-miercontainerportinthe nation?Wedlovetobe numberone,saidBozza. But we want to be number one and continue to provide thegreatservicethatweve been providing.Thisyearsportperfor-mancecouldforetellwhats instorefortheport.Its true that our overall cargo is down in the early part of this year, but our rail lifts are up, said Bozza. That means that werehandlingmorecargo (ONEcontinued on page 25)'