..but Californians are still serious about it ?
To reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality, a group of terminal operators has announced a plan for all 13 Long Beach and Los Angeles port container cargo terminals to phase in truck gates at night and weekends. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Associations extended hours plan, which includes an initial $20/TEU traffic mitigation fee, will be administered by a privatesector entity called PierPass Inc. Revenue from the fees will offset the $150m annual cost of opening off-hour gates.
According to Abdullah Syaifuddin, president director of state-owned port operator PT.
The fee will be refunded to shippers who move cargo during off-hours or by trains through the Alameda Corridor. Currently less than one-third of cargo is moved on trains, and nearly 90% of truckers call at marine terminals during weekdays. The off-hour operations will be phased-in beginning in November, subject to the availability of labour. With the PMSA plan, state Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal withdrew a bill that would have mandated off-hour truck gates.
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