PORT OPTIMIZER

Port of LA leader calls for industrywide digital transformation (with video)

With his workplace, the Port of Los Angeles, providing the backdrop, Gene Seroka kicked off American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit Wednesday by calling for “bold steps in the digital transformation of the maritime industry.”

“Today’s challenges have introduced widespread uncertainty, created erratic trade flow and further spotlighted the need to reassess strategies. Indeed we are in the midst of challenging times. This pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies around the globe,” said Seroka,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-la-leader-calls-for-industrywide-digital-transformation

Port of LA secures record month with 961,833 TEUs

The Port of Los Angeles had its best month ever in August, but Executive Director Gene Seroka wasn’t sipping champagne during Tuesday’s press conference on volumes.

“One month or even one quarter does not make a trend,” Seroka said. “Despite this import surge that we’re seeing, the U.S. economy and global trade face significant challenges. Cargo volume remains down nearly 12% year-on-year through August. The trade imbalance has deepened, with American exports continuing to struggle. In my view,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/port-of-la-secures-record-month-with-961833-teus

Port of LA gives The Signal to cargo stakeholders

The Port of Los Angeles announced it is sharing Wabtec’s Port Optimizer data so all supply chain stakeholders can better plan for incoming cargo.

“We’re giving all of our partners — railroads, chassis providers, truckers, warehouse operators and others in the supply chain — a three-week look at cargo coming into Los Angeles,” said Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka. “This planning tool will help make our partners more nimble and efficient, especially during volume surges like we are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-la-gives-the-signal-to-cargo-stakeholders

Seroka: Information flow vital for ocean container moves

Water may not be the most vital element to U.S. ports’ success. Perhaps it’s a cloud, if you will.

“We are calling for a nationwide port community system. We need to be able to get containers to our export market, to our ag co-ops and many others and match them up with rail and truck services, the international ships and reintroduce us to our overseas customers. We will be able to help the American economy reemerge as long as we have a coordinated system of efforts through one screen,” Port of...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/seroka-information-flow-vital-for-ocean-container-moves

From Assembly Bill 5 to COVID-19

A West Virginia senator got up to speed on a boatload of issues important to California ports and truckers in a video meeting hosted by the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) this week.

Although she represents West Virginia, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito casts votes that impact West Coast ports and intermodal providers as a member of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works, Commerce, Science & Transportation, and Appropriations committees.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/from-assembly-bill-5-to-covid-19

Time for ports to embrace change

Recently, it was suggested that we need to ask hard questions about the Port Optimizer. To address these, it is important to first pose a broader question: Are we collectively willing to be the change we want to see?

Ports are in the unique position to facilitate transformational change for the global supply chain. Artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Industrial Internet of Things, and other next-gen technology will redefine the way cargo and services move through the physical environment of...

http://container-news.com/time-ports-embrace-change/

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