{"id":6189,"date":"2021-12-22T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:20:41","slug":"commissioner-bentzel-travels-to-utah-meets-with-inland-port-intermodal-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/commissioner-bentzel-travels-to-utah-meets-with-inland-port-intermodal-stakeholders\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioner Bentzel Travels to Utah, meets with Inland Port, Intermodal Stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner\u00a0Carl W.\u00a0Bentzel\u00a0travelled to Utah in November for meetings with shipping and supply chain executives to evaluate shipping technology and consider how to address supply chain challenges precipitated by the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0port congestion at U.S.\u00a0ports.<\/p>\n<p>During the trip, Commissioner Bentzel met with executives from the Inland Port of Utah,\u00a0the shipping company OOCL, and the Visible Ship Management Company.\u00a0 He also addressed a board meeting of\u00a0the\u00a0World Trade Center Utah\u00a0(WTCU), which represents\u00a0both large and small businesses and whose membership includes many importers and exporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUtah is a great example of an inland state that not only recognizes the importance of the maritime industry but is\u00a0<strong>reliant<\/strong>\u00a0on the maritime industry to keep their local economy strong,\u201d said Commissioner\u00a0Bentzel, \u201cI am a big fan of inland ports, and their importance is growing within our supply chain.\u00a0\u00a0 We cannot build enough space at our large coastal gateway ports, and I believe the wave of the future will be to directly expedite cargo through gateway ports to interior destinations like Salt Lake City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Bentzel was briefed by local industry leaders\u00a0in conjunction with the WTCU\u00a0on the impacts of ongoing supply chain disruptions.\u00a0\u00a0Home builders relayed the complexity of coordinating dozens of supply chain participants to build houses in a high growth locality that must address a housing shortage.\u00a0\u201cI was concerned that in a thriving housing market, that builders had to reduce potential construction by close to 1\/3<span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of what they could have built given shortages of different components used in construction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While in Utah, Commissioner Bentzel also visited OOCL\u2019s operational center and\u00a0was briefed\u00a0on how the carrier coordinates, plans, and executes shipments.\u00a0 \u201cI continue to be very impressed by OOCL\u2019s operations. They really emphasize communication and cargo visibility,\u201d said Commissioner Bentzel.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Bentzel recently launched the Maritime Transportation Data Initiative\u00a0(MTDI)\u00a0and launched industry meetings on December 14.<\/p>\n<p>“The\u00a0MTDI\u00a0meetings really inform\u00a0the\u00a0need to standardize data and how it communicates within the entire supply chain. The industry needs to do better in this area in the long term to avoid continuing national economic disruption. The industry is incredibly complex and interdependent on multiple actors, ultimately will have to maximize efficiencies that can be achieved by uniform application of data exchange standards\u201d said Commissioner Bentzel.<\/p>\n<p>The next meeting of the MTDI is scheduled to take place on\u00a0January 11,\u00a02022,\u00a0and\u00a0will focus on the data needs of the warehouse\u00a0and distribution center\u00a0sector.<\/p>\n<p><em>Carl W. Bentzel is a Commissioner with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission. The thoughts and comments expressed here are his own and do not necessarily represent the position of the Commission.\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commissioner\u00a0Carl W.\u00a0Bentzel\u00a0travelled to Utah in November for meetings with shipping and supply chain executives to evaluate shipping technology and consider how to address supply chain challenges precipitated by the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0port congestion at U.S.\u00a0ports. 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