Freight needs to move,and something needs tobe done about it. That was the overarching sentiment expressed by executives of some of the country’s busiest marine terminals who gathered recently to discuss cargo congestion, chassis, on-dock rail, truck appointment systems and upcoming labor contracts at the annual Intermodal association of North America (IANA) Intermodal EXPO in Long Beach, California. The “Inside Marine Terminals” panel Sept. 14 included Sal Ferrigno, vice president of SSA Terminals; Jon Poelma, managing director of APM Terminals; Brian Kobza, director of sales and marketing at GCT USA; and the panel’s moderator Rob Cannizzaro, vice president of operations…

Noel Hacegaba knows exactly how busy the Port of Long Beach is.  In a Sept. 14 conversation with attendees at the annual Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermodal Expo in Long Beach, the port’s deputy executive director of administration and operations reported at least 56 container vessels at anchorage that day, 13 months of record cargo volumes coming to its docks, and longer wait times for goods sitting at terminals before leaving by truck or by rail. “We are in the midst of a record surge,” he said, adding that the port posted a 30% increase in cargo between…