Containerized International Freight
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?
