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Pick your bottleneck: Ports, chassis, containers, labor

30 September 2021

The most recent metrics from the Port of Los Angeles show supply chain constraints are still hovering near record levels, a trend that is expected to carry into 2022.

During a monthly update, Gene Seroka, the port’s executive director, said dwell times for containers remain at or near all-time highs, with “significant volume headed our way throughout this year and into 2022.”

As of mid-September, dwell time for containers at terminals was six days, the highest since the volume surge began more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pick-your-bottleneck-ports-chassis-containers-labor

Intermodal Summit: Managing chassis pools in a chaotic market

1 September 2021

FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill and DCLI's Mike O’Malley at the Intermodal Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The future of chassis pools

DETAILS: A discussion on port congestion and the impact on the chassis management process.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, and Mike O’Malley, SVP, government and public relations at Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI)

BIO: O’Malley is DCLI’s primary point of contact with external stakeholders such as regulators, legislators, trade groups and the media.

His career includes more than two decades in public affairs,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intermodal-summit-managing-chassis-pools-in-a-chaotic-market

Among Piers: South Carolina Ports COO Woman of the Year

8 March 2021

Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s chief operating officer, has been named the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s 2021 Woman of the Year.

Melvin is one of the few female port COOs. She manages such critical infrastructure projects as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open this month, as well as the deepening of Charleston Harbor to 52 feet.

“Barbara has held many leadership positions at the port over the past 23 years, which has given her a deep understanding of port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/among-piers:-south-carolina-ports-coo-woman-of-the-year

Lombardi becomes Institute of International Container Lessors president

19 October 2020

The Washington-based Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has appointed Dennis Lombardi to president, effective Jan. 1.

Lombardi will take over from Steven Blust, who will be retiring as president but will stay on at the IICL as a senior adviser.

Prior to this appointment, Lombardi operated his own consulting firm, Lusoco Consulting, and worked with Global Logistics Development Partners as an associate advising on maritime logistics.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lombardi-becomes-institute-of-international-container-lessors-president

US chassis providers stay on roll to radial tires

23 September 2020

U.S. container chassis providers say they aim to have their fleets bias-tire free by 2023.

During the past decade, these operators — namely Direct ChassisLink (DCLI), TRAC Intermodal, FlexiVan and the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative (NACPC) — have spent tens of millions of dollars a year to convert their chassis fleets from bias-ply to radial tires.

“It’s a big-ticket item for us, but it’s the right thing to do,”...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/us-chassis-providers-stay-on-roll-to-radial-tires

DCLI expands chassis fleet in US Gulf region

31 August 2020

Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) said it has recently added 1,000 new chassis to its proprietary pool in the U.S. Gulf region.

DCLI has been adding these chassis to its pool in Houston since March. However, the company said it expects the equipment to support container draymen and shippers throughout the Gulf.

The company added the chassis to the Gulf region after its departure earlier this year from the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association’s (OCEMA) Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool (GCCP),...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/dcli-expands-chassis-fleet-in-us-gulf

Career Tracks: Maersk veteran picked to lead Westwood Shipping

17 August 2020

Maritime industry veteran Jack Mahoney has been named president and CEO of Westwood Shipping Lines Inc. following a nationwide search.

Mahoney, a 21-year Maersk executive, will succeed Guy Stephenson, who is retiring as president and CEO after serving in that role since 2007.

Stephenson, who will continue in a support role as executive adviser and general counsel, said Mahoney “brings a wealth of relevant experience and leadership skills to set Westwood’s next course. I am confident that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-maersk-veteran-picked-to-lead-westwood-shipping

Q&A: DCLI calls national chassis pool debate an illusion

31 July 2020

On the surface, a national chassis pool might appear to be a panacea for American shippers and their truckers, who continue to struggle with managing this crucial equipment for their intermodal container moves. But this type of pool would quickly prove disastrous, according to one industry representative who opposes the concept.

“We believe shippers and especially truckers are being led astray,” said Ryan Houfek, chief commercial officer of DCLI. “This one-size-fits-all approach of a single gray...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qampa-dcli-calls-national-chassis-pool-debate-an-illusion

American shippers, draymen want ocean carriers out of chassis pools

25 May 2020

Most ocean container carriers have divested their ownership of wheeled chassis to third-party service providers, but American shippers and their draymen say they continue to wield considerable commercial influence over the cost to use this equipment.

“The chassis situation is one of the most complex and contentious components in our international supply chain, which is why we assembled all the players, making this a spirited topic at our virtual 32nd Annual Meeting,” Peter Friedmann, executive...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/american-shippers-draymen-want-ocean-carriers-out-of-chassis-pools