U.S. ports are severely stressed. For example, West Coast ports face booming import/export levels from Asian trade, staffing shortages, container congestion, backlogs of anchored container ships and other bottlenecks.
Port productivity is a factor. Not one U.S. port was represented in the top 50 container ports globally in productivity performance per a recent World Bank Group/IHS Markit report. In Asia, ships are worked 24/7 or 168 hours per week vs. 16 hours/day or 112 hours per week at the Los Angeles/Long Beach container port complex. Terminal gates used by truckers to deliver and receive seaborne containers operate only 88 hours a week vs. 168 in Asia. It takes 48 seconds on average to move a container vs. 24 seconds at the Chinese ports of Shanghai, Qingdao and Yantian. This leaves the port system vulnerable to unexpected volume surges.
MOSIMTEC simulation modeling can help (MOSIMTEC Logistics & Supply Chain Simulation). Explore port automation options, process/equipment changes, port redesign alternatives and other ways to improve productivity, reduce/eliminate bottlenecks and outdo competitors. See what works best and what doesn’t for port KPI’s. Do a virtual pilot project before making real world changes. MOSIMTEC industrial engineers and data scientists are here to help.
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