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== Context ==
<b>Containerized International Freight </b><b>IntelliConference</b></br>


* Globalization of supply chains has exacerbated congestion and chaos in how containerized freight is moved through North America.  
Globalization of supply chains has exacerbated congestion and chaos in how containerized freight is moved through North America. Stakeholder groups involved in containerized international freight face significant inefficiencies in the current use of ISO containers, chassis, trucks, railroads, ships, and related infrastructure.</br>
* Stakeholder groups involved in containerized international freight face significant inefficiencies in the current use of ISO containers, chassis, trucks, railroads, ships, and related infrastructure.


== Core Question ==
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'''What improvements can stakeholders identify for moving containerized international freight through supply chains to improve efficiency, capacity, and commercial benefit with the least impact on the environment and community?'''


== Round One Questions ==
<b>Core Question:</b></br>


# What performance measures should guide planning of an optimal container logistics system for each of these stakeholder groups?
<b>What improvements can stakeholders identify for moving containerized international freight through supply chains to improve efficiency, capacity, and commercial benefit with the least impact on the environment and community?</b></br>
## Equipment providers
 
## Ocean carriers
</br>
## Port Authorities
 
## Land freight transportation providers
What performance measures should guide planning of an optimal container logistics system for each of these stakeholder groups?</br>
## Non-asset-based industry service provider
 
## Regulatory agencies
Equipment providers</br>
##* Customs Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security
 
##* U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ocean carriers</br>
##* U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 
##* U.S. Department of Transportation
Port Authorities</br>
##* Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association
 
##* Federal Maritime Commission
Land freight transportation providers</br>
## Beneficial cargo owners/shippers
 
## Communities
Non-asset-based industry service provider</br>
## Environmentalists
 
## Terminal Operators
Regulatory agencies</br>
## Land Developers
 
## Private Equity
Customs Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security</br>
## Debt Providers
 
## Municipal Bond Providers
U.S. Department of Agriculture</br>
# What performance measures should guide the planning of an optimal containerized freight system for each of these stakeholder groups?
 
# What equipment-related inefficiencies need to be addressed?
U.S. Food and Drug Administration</br>
## Chassis positioning
 
## Chassis pairing
U.S. Department of Transportation</br>
## Chassis availability and accessibility
 
## Chassis maintenance
Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association</br>
## Container positioning
 
## Container storage
Federal Maritime Commission</br>
## Container availability and accessibility
 
## Demurrage and detention charges
Beneficial cargo owners/shippers</br>
# Relative to the ocean carrier segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
 
## Ships slow steaming between ports
Communities</br>
## IMO 2020 (International Maritime Organization’s sulfur in fuel reduction plan)
 
## Ocean carrier’s multi-company alliances resulting in vessel sharing
Environmentalists</br>
## Trend toward larger vessels (20,000+ TEUs)
 
## Empty container logistics
Terminal Operators</br>
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
 
## Inhibited ability to match return loads for export
Land Developers</br>
# Relative to the port segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
 
## Land space limitations at ports
Private Equity</br>
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
 
## Hours of operations
Debt Providers</br>
## Level of automation
 
## Labor productivity
Municipal Bond Providers</br>
# Relative to the rail segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
 
## Turn times of trains at port terminals and container yards
What performance measures should guide the planning of an optimal containerized freight system for each of these stakeholder groups?</br>
## Transit times to and from ports
 
## Railyard capacity
What equipment-related inefficiencies need to be addressed?</br>
## Railcar availability
 
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
Chassis positioning</br>
## Level of automation
 
## Rail equipment requirements
Chassis pairing</br>
## Cargo loading and weight requirements
 
## Switching requirements for placing containers on trains by destination
Chassis availability and accessibility</br>
## Destination capacity
 
# Relative to the trucking segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
Chassis maintenance</br>
## Highway and on-dock congestion
 
## Appointment systems
Container positioning</br>
## Inefficient drayage of containers including empty returns to dock
 
## Turn times at port terminals and container yards
Container storage</br>
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
 
## Level of automation
Container availability and accessibility</br>
## Trucking equipment requirements
 
## Cargo loading and weight restrictions
Demurrage and detention charges</br>
# Relative to non-asset-based industry service provider segment (ocean freight forwarders, freight brokers, customs brokers, etc.), what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
 
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
Relative to the ocean carrier segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
## Level of automation
 
## Commercial priorities
Ships slow steaming between ports</br>
# How do the operations and regulations of various regulatory agencies impact the flow of containerized cargo?
 
## Customs & Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security
IMO 2020 (International Maritime Organization’s sulfur in fuel reduction plan)</br>
## Food & Drug Administration
 
## United States Department of Agriculture
Ocean carrier’s multi-company alliances resulting in vessel sharing</br>
## California Air Resources Board
 
## United States Census Bureau
Trend toward larger vessels (20,000+ TEUs)</br>
## Federal Maritime Commission
 
## United States Department of Transportation
Empty container logistics</br>
## Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
 
# Relative to the beneficial cargo owners, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
## Container availability
 
## Truck availability
Inhibited ability to match return loads for export</br>
## Railcar availability
 
## Transload and intermodal site availability
Relative to the port segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
## Door-to-door supply chain timeline
 
## Costs to move cargo
Land space limitations at ports</br>
## Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
 
## Cargo or container damage and resolution
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
## Capacity issues along any part of the transport mov
 
# Relative to the location and configuration of cargo transfer facilities between domestic and international containers, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
Hours of operations</br>
 
Level of automation</br>
 
Labor productivity</br>
 
Relative to the rail segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
 
Turn times of trains at port terminals and container yards</br>
 
Transit times to and from ports</br>
 
Railyard capacity</br>
 
Railcar availability</br>
 
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
 
Level of automation</br>
 
Rail equipment requirements</br>
 
Cargo loading and weight requirements</br>
 
Switching requirements for placing containers on trains by destination</br>
 
Destination capacity</br>
 
Relative to the trucking segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
 
Highway and on-dock congestion</br>
 
Appointment systems</br>
 
Inefficient drayage of containers including empty returns to dock</br>
 
Turn times at port terminals and container yards</br>
 
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
 
Level of automation</br>
 
Trucking equipment requirements</br>
 
Cargo loading and weight restrictions</br>
 
Relative to non-asset-based industry service provider segment (ocean freight forwarders, freight brokers, customs brokers, etc.), what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
 
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
 
Level of automation</br>
 
Commercial priorities</br>
 
How do the operations and regulations of various regulatory agencies impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
 
Customs & Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security</br>
 
Food & Drug Administration</br>
 
United States Department of Agriculture</br>
 
California Air Resources Board</br>
 
United States Census Bureau</br>
 
Federal Maritime Commission</br>
 
United States Department of Transportation</br>
 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration</br>
 
Relative to the beneficial cargo owners, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>
 
Container availability</br>
 
Truck availability</br>
 
Railcar availability</br>
 
Transload and intermodal site availability</br>
 
Door-to-door supply chain timeline</br>
 
Costs to move cargo</br>
 
Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties</br>
 
Cargo or container damage and resolution</br>
 
Capacity issues along any part of the transport mov</br>
 
Relative to the location and configuration of cargo transfer facilities between domestic and international containers, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?</br>

Revision as of 13:34, 11 September 2024

Containerized International Freight IntelliConference

Globalization of supply chains has exacerbated congestion and chaos in how containerized freight is moved through North America. Stakeholder groups involved in containerized international freight face significant inefficiencies in the current use of ISO containers, chassis, trucks, railroads, ships, and related infrastructure.


Core Question:

What improvements can stakeholders identify for moving containerized international freight through supply chains to improve efficiency, capacity, and commercial benefit with the least impact on the environment and community?


What performance measures should guide planning of an optimal container logistics system for each of these stakeholder groups?

Equipment providers

Ocean carriers

Port Authorities

Land freight transportation providers

Non-asset-based industry service provider

Regulatory agencies

Customs Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association

Federal Maritime Commission

Beneficial cargo owners/shippers

Communities

Environmentalists

Terminal Operators

Land Developers

Private Equity

Debt Providers

Municipal Bond Providers

What performance measures should guide the planning of an optimal containerized freight system for each of these stakeholder groups?

What equipment-related inefficiencies need to be addressed?

Chassis positioning

Chassis pairing

Chassis availability and accessibility

Chassis maintenance

Container positioning

Container storage

Container availability and accessibility

Demurrage and detention charges

Relative to the ocean carrier segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Ships slow steaming between ports

IMO 2020 (International Maritime Organization’s sulfur in fuel reduction plan)

Ocean carrier’s multi-company alliances resulting in vessel sharing

Trend toward larger vessels (20,000+ TEUs)

Empty container logistics

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Inhibited ability to match return loads for export

Relative to the port segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Land space limitations at ports

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Hours of operations

Level of automation

Labor productivity

Relative to the rail segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Turn times of trains at port terminals and container yards

Transit times to and from ports

Railyard capacity

Railcar availability

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Level of automation

Rail equipment requirements

Cargo loading and weight requirements

Switching requirements for placing containers on trains by destination

Destination capacity

Relative to the trucking segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Highway and on-dock congestion

Appointment systems

Inefficient drayage of containers including empty returns to dock

Turn times at port terminals and container yards

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Level of automation

Trucking equipment requirements

Cargo loading and weight restrictions

Relative to non-asset-based industry service provider segment (ocean freight forwarders, freight brokers, customs brokers, etc.), what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Level of automation

Commercial priorities

How do the operations and regulations of various regulatory agencies impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Customs & Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security

Food & Drug Administration

United States Department of Agriculture

California Air Resources Board

United States Census Bureau

Federal Maritime Commission

United States Department of Transportation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Relative to the beneficial cargo owners, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

Container availability

Truck availability

Railcar availability

Transload and intermodal site availability

Door-to-door supply chain timeline

Costs to move cargo

Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties

Cargo or container damage and resolution

Capacity issues along any part of the transport mov

Relative to the location and configuration of cargo transfer facilities between domestic and international containers, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?

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