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<b>Containerized International Freight </b><b>IntelliConference</b></br>
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=== Background Statement ===
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.


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>
<h3>Core Question</h3>


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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?


<b>Core Question:</b></br>
=== Dialogue Questions ===
 
# 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 move
 
#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>

Latest revision as of 17:44, 24 April 2025

Background Statement

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?

Dialogue Questions

  1. What performance measures should guide planning of an optimal container logistics system for each of these stakeholder groups?
    1. Equipment providers
    2. Ocean carriers
    3. Port Authorities
    4. Land freight transportation providers
    5. Non-asset-based industry service provider
    6. Regulatory agencies
      1. Customs Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security
      2. U.S. Department of Agriculture
      3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
      4. U.S. Department of Transportation
      5. Federal Motor Carriers Safety Association
      6. Federal Maritime Commission
    7. Beneficial cargo owners/shippers
    8. Communities
    9. Environmentalists
    10. Terminal Operators
    11. Land Developers
    12. Private Equity
    13. Debt Providers
    14. Municipal Bond Providers
  2. What performance measures should guide the planning of an optimal containerized freight system for each of these stakeholder groups?
  3. What equipment-related inefficiencies need to be addressed?
    1. Chassis positioning
    2. Chassis pairing
    3. Chassis availability and accessibility
    4. Chassis maintenance
    5. Container positioning
    6. Container storage
    7. Container availability and accessibility
    8. Demurrage and detention charges
  4. Relative to the ocean carrier segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Ships slow steaming between ports
    2. IMO 2020 (International Maritime Organization’s sulfur in fuel reduction plan)
    3. Ocean carrier’s multi-company alliances resulting in vessel sharing
    4. Trend toward larger vessels (20,000+ TEUs)
    5. Empty container logistics
    6. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    7. Inhibited ability to match return loads for export
  5. Relative to the port segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Land space limitations at ports
    2. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    3. Hours of operations
    4. Level of automation
    5. Labor productivity
  6. Relative to the rail segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Turn times of trains at port terminals and container yards
    2. Transit times to and from ports
    3. Railyard capacity
    4. Railcar availability
    5. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    6. Level of automation
    7. Rail equipment requirements
    8. Cargo loading and weight requirements
    9. Switching requirements for placing containers on trains by destination
    10. Destination capacity
  7. Relative to the trucking segment, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Highway and on-dock congestion
    2. Appointment systems
    3. Inefficient drayage of containers including empty returns to dock
    4. Turn times at port terminals and container yards
    5. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    6. Level of automation
    7. Trucking equipment requirements
    8. Cargo loading and weight restrictions
  8. 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?
    1. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    2. Level of automation
    3. Commercial priorities
  9. How do the operations and regulations of various regulatory agencies impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Customs & Border Protection/Department of Homeland Security
    2. Food & Drug Administration
    3. United States Department of Agriculture
    4. California Air Resources Board
    5. United States Census Bureau
    6. Federal Maritime Commission
    7. United States Department of Transportation
    8. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  10. Relative to the beneficial cargo owners, what dynamics in each area below impact the flow of containerized cargo?
    1. Container availability
    2. Truck availability
    3. Railcar availability
    4. Transload and intermodal site availability
    5. Door-to-door supply chain timeline
    6. Costs to move cargo
    7. Timeliness and accuracy of communications between parties
    8. Cargo or container damage and resolution
    9. Capacity issues along any part of the transport move
  11. 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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