运量恢复增长,美国港口准备好了吗?  

Are U.S.ports well-prepared for sustained surges in cargo volume?

作　　者：Bill Mongelluzzo 陶润元(编译) 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《中国远洋海运》2023年第2期65-65,11,共2页Maritime China

摘　　要：长达两年的集装箱物流供应链阻滞带给美国港口最重要的教训是,港口供应链和内陆基础设施无法应对货运量的持续激增。运输专家表示,美国港口及其内陆供应链正在努力解决过去两年令他们不堪重负的拥堵问题。但需要指出的是,供应链相关方必须制定一系列短期措施来解决货量激增问题,同时还要扩大其长期资产,否则当运量恢复增长时,拥堵将重新出现。US ports and their inland supply chains are steadily correcting the congestion problems that overwhelmed them over the past two years,but unless they develop an arsenal of short-term measures to address cargo surges—while expanding their assets for the long term—congestion will resurface when volume growth resumes.The vessel backlogs,marine terminal congestion,and excessive container dwell times at ports and inland rail terminals have all eased significantly amid declining freight volumes,leading to improved cargo velocity,industry stakeholders told the Journal of Commerce’s Port Performance webcast.The most important lesson to be learned from two years of congestion is that port-related supply chains and inland infrastructure in the US unequivocally cannot handle sustained surges in cargo volume,said David Bennett,chief commercial officer at the forwarder Farrow.The port congestion problems that began in the summer of 2020 following the lifting of initial COVID-19 lockdowns and continued until this summer were driven primarily by record and near-record import volumes that turned marine terminals on the West,East,and Gulf coasts in container storage facilities.The current lull in import volumes will last about another four to five months,which will help ports return to normal fluidity,Bennett said.While some industry experts expect import volumes to return to normal seasonal growth in the second half of 2023,Bennett said it’s unlikely there will be a sustained cargo“surge”on the magnitude that occurred over the past two years.Still,Bennett said US ports and their supply chain partners should begin preparing now for whatever the next surge looks like.

关 键 词：物流供应链 长期资产 港口供应链 基础设施 集装箱 货量 拥堵问题 运量 

分 类 号：F27[经济管理—企业管理]