The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners will decide whether to allow Chief Executive Jon Slangerup to solicit interest from stakeholders who want to team up with the port in a chassis pool that would used during peak hours at the port when congestion is at its worst.Chassis at Port of Long Beach. POLB photo.
For several months, the port has been dealing with unprecedented congestion in part because of the lack of available chassis, which happened after carriers decided to divest its interest in chassis to third-party providers. The congestion is being felt throughout the supply chain, from ships anchored at sea to long lines of trucks waiting as many as seven hours to pick up cargo to shipment delays to companies across the country.
The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Monday in the Harbor Department Interim Administrative Offices, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach.
