Steve Rothberg, Partner at Mercator International, was among presenters at this year’s Pulse of the Port conference held today in the Port of Long Beach.
In his presentation, Mr. Rothberg spoke to current events in the sector, specifically about the unprecedented restructuring and consolidation in the ocean liner space. Mr. Rothberg provided a summary of the expected vessel service deployments into the San Pedro Bay port complex, to be initiated as of April 1st of this year. Additionally, Mr. Rothberg spoke to some of the impacts of the same on the gateway, including the impacts of greater volume peaks on marine terminal and local logistics infrastructure and service providers.
Download Mr. Rothberg’s presentation (PDF).
For more information, read this article from the Journal of Commerce.