Cleaning up ports and container transport

gridadmin — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:55:34 +0000

Ninety percent of goods are transported around the world by ship. Los Angeles has two ports. The ports of Los Angeles and the port of Long Beach. Together they are the largest port in the western hemisphere. Ports are a big point source of pollution. Manufacturing is increasing in the US and both Democrats and Republicans want exports to double. Tony Haymet is looking at the efficiency of the entire chain in moving big boxes: the fuel burnt by ships, their life span and exhaust gases, how containers are moved on the ground, be it by road or rail.

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Port productivity: Handling freight more efficiently

gridadmin — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 02:42:11 +0000

As cargo ships get bigger, shipping lines unite and world trade grows only slowly, seaports are facing growing pressure to offer faster service at lower rates to lure major customers to their docks.

Some 140 port experts from around the nation met in Fort Lauderdale this week to discuss ways to boost port productivity in a conference that drew attention to upgrades at nearby Port Everglades.

“We in the United States are somewhat lagging compared to the rest of the world,” said Doug Tilden, a ports veteran and senior adviser at Brookfield Asset Management. Seaports elsewhere often move more shipping boxes per hour, with more cranes per vessel through port channels at deeper depths”, he said.

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Cleaning up ports and container transport

Port productivity: Handling freight more efficiently