Pacific Maritime Association

TMF at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Increase 4% on November 1, 2023

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Friday, September 29, 2023
Supply Chain Management, Retail, Maritime, Transport, Logistics, Other Transport, TEU, Blue Diamond Growers, Port, Alameda Corridor, Port of Los Angeles, TMF, Pacific Maritime Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Air pollution, Airline, Intermodal freight transport

The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on November 1, 2023, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 4%.

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  • The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on November 1, 2023, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 4%.
  • Beginning November 1, the TMF will be $35.57 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) or $71.14 per forty-foot container.
  • PierPASS launched the OffPeak program in 2005 to reduce severe cargo-related congestion and air pollution on local streets and highways around the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.
  • During that year, the terminals received $295 million from the TMF to operate off-peak gates.

BNSF is Prepared for Intermodal Volume Increases Through the West Coast

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Friday, June 16, 2023
Building Systems, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Labor, Other Transport, Trucking, Public Policy, Government, Rail, Maritime, Transport, Urban Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Architecture, Other Construction & Property, Engineering, Blue Diamond Growers, BNSF, Final good, Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in India, Multimedia, ILWU, Inland Empire, PMA, Pacific Maritime Association, BNSF Railway, Investment, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Missouri River, LPC, Intermodal freight transport, Southern Transcon

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is ready for increasing intermodal volume through the West Coast ports after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced that they reached tentative contract agreements on Wednesday.

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  • BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is ready for increasing intermodal volume through the West Coast ports after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced that they reached tentative contract agreements on Wednesday.
  • These investments have increased BNSF main line track capacity by 58 miles, totaling approximately 30,000 feet for new production tracks and approximately 6,000 new parking spaces at BNSF intermodal facilities.
  • BNSF has also secured approximately 2,000 additional parking stalls in secondary locations around its intermodal facilities to utilize as needed to better handle volume surges.
  • With all the measures taken to increase network fluidity, velocity and capacity, BNSF is ready to handle the increased demand through the West Coast and meet customer service expectations.

ITS Logistics May Port Rail Ramp Index: L.A. and Long Beach Ports Make Progress in Negotiations but Empty Returns and Terminal Operations are Problematic

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Intermodal transport, TEU, Drayage, Port, Logistics, Burn, Index, ILWU, Port of Long Beach, CNBC, PMA, Pacific Maritime Association, Risk, ITS, Transport, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Automation, Rail freight transport, Intermodal freight transport, Pacific Ocean, L.A

The Port of Los Angles in 2021 brought in 10,677,610 TEU followed by the Port of Long Beach bringing in 4,753,828 TEU.

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  • The Port of Los Angles in 2021 brought in 10,677,610 TEU followed by the Port of Long Beach bringing in 4,753,828 TEU.
  • The ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index forecasts port container and dray operations for the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf regions.
  • Ocean and domestic container rail ramp operations are also highlighted in the index for both the West Inland and East Inland regions.
  • Visit here for a full comprehensive copy of the index with expected forecasts for the US port and rail ramps.

ITS Logistics April Port Rail Ramp Index: Lack of Empty Container Return Availability Increase Trucking and Detention Costs

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Blue Diamond Growers, Congestion, Drayage, BCO, Federal Maritime Commission, Logistics, HTA, Index, ILWU, CNBC, PMA, MSC, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, FMC, Transport, Intermodal transport, Intermodal freight transport, Rail freight transport, Pacific Ocean, Statista

This month the index forecasts how the lack of empty container return availability is negatively impacting shipping for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs).

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  • This month the index forecasts how the lack of empty container return availability is negatively impacting shipping for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs).
  • “Having only two options to remove empty containers is inefficient and will only increase trucking and detention costs to BCOs.
  • The ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index forecasts port container and dray operations for the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf regions.
  • Ocean and domestic container rail ramp operations are also highlighted in the index for both the West Inland and East Inland regions.

ITS Logistics March Port/Rail Ramp Index: The Lack of an ILWU and PMA Agreement is Cause for Concern as West Coast Ocean Bookings are Impacted

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
West Coast of the United States, Intermodal transport, Conciliation, Blue Diamond Growers, Risk, Transport, PMA, Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration, Pacific Maritime Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Index, RFP, Logistics, Drayage, Rail freight transport, Pacific Ocean, Q3, ILWU

This month the index forecasts that the lack of an agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) is still cause for concern within the industry as West Coast ocean bookings are being impacted.

Key Points: 
  • This month the index forecasts that the lack of an agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) is still cause for concern within the industry as West Coast ocean bookings are being impacted.
  • “With volumes where they are now on the West Coast and the diversions to the East, the ILWU is not in a strong negotiation position.
  • Ocean and domestic container rail ramp operations are also highlighted in the index for both the West Inland and East Inland regions.
  • Visit here for a full comprehensive copy of the index with expected forecasts for the US port and rail ramps.

Supply Constraints Plague Wireless LAN Market in 1Q22, Likely Worsen in 2Q22 According to Dell'Oro Group

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, supply constraints plagued the Wireless LAN market in 1Q22, and would likely worsen in 2Q22 as a result of the China Covid lockdowns. Several US-based wireless LAN manufacturers announced that backlogs approached ten-to-fifteen times higher than normal.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, supply constraints plagued the Wireless LAN market in 1Q22, and would likely worsen in 2Q22 as a result of the China Covid lockdowns.
  • Several US-based wireless LAN manufacturers announced that backlogs approached ten-to-fifteen times higher than normal.
  • Several manufacturers announced that components from second and third-tier suppliers became the bottleneck in 1Q22," said Tam Dell'Oro, Founder, CEO and Wireless LAN Analyst.
  • "Supply constraints have resulted in highly volatile quarterly performance vendor-to-vendor depending on whether or not they have all the components.