24/7 OPERATION BY MARINE TERMINALS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

The operation of marine terminals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week would help to mitigate existing traffic problems associated with cargo flows in Southern California. Some of these problems include trucks traveling in bumper to bumper freeway traffic during peak times, creating safety hazards; air pollution generated by trucks waiting and idling in very long queues at marine terminals; wasted energy consumption from the waiting and idling vehicles; and driver inefficiency resulting from truckers averaging smaller cycles per day, due to the long waits at marine terminals. This report discusses stakeholders' ideas about the implications of continuous hours of operation for marine terminals.

• Corporate Authors:

  California State University, Long Beach

  Center for International Trade and Transportation
  Long Beach, CA  United States  90840
• Authors:
  • Barton, M E
• Publication Date: 2001-11-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Downtime; Energy consumption; Engine idling; Exhaust gases; Freeways; Highway traffic; Hours; Idle time; Marine terminals; Operations; Peak hour traffic; Productivity; Queuing; Traffic safety; Truck drivers; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Continuous operation
• Geographic Terms: Southern California
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I73: Traffic Control; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00924870
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 2002 12:00AM