Issue 27

April 1, 2009

PierPASS Releases Revised OffPeak Schedule

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Reduce Shifts

The OffPeak program, established by PierPASS to reduce congestion and air pollution in and around the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, released a revised schedule for marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The revised schedule calls for the elimination of one OffPeak shift per week due to declining cargo volume at both ports.

• Each terminal operator will maintain four OffPeak shifts per week
• Four terminals will close during the Thursday night OffPeak shift
• Eight terminals will close during the Saturday OffPeak shift
• One terminal will close during the Wednesday night OffPeak shift

The revised schedule is effective the week of April 6, and is available at www.pierpass-tmf.org.

With the implementation of the OffPeak program in 2005, all international container terminals in the two ports established five new shifts per week (Monday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.). As an incentive to use the OffPeak shifts and to cover the added cost of the shifts, a Traffic Mitigation Fee ("TMF") is required for most cargo movement during peak hours (Monday through Friday, 3 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The program is administered by PierPASS, a not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators at the ports to address multi-terminal issues such as congestion, security and air quality.

FMI International and Summit Logistics International continue to monitor this situation and other issues impacting the ports on both coasts. For more information, please contact your local sales representative or go to fmiint.com or sumlogint.com.