The global supply chain crisis was accompanied by record container cargo volumes at ports on the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts that resulted in container yards at capacity and decreased operational efficiency impacting multiple aspects of landside port operations. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, February 5, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will reflect on how stakeholders handled landside congestion and the solutions that could be implemented in the future. Presenters will discuss recent experiences and the infrastructure and technological approaches that have and can be implemented.
This webinar is a follow on to TRB Webinar: Navigating the Supply Chain Congestion Crisis https://webinar.mytrb.org/Webinars/Details/1546 .

This webinar is sponsored by the TRB Standing Technical Committees on Ports and Channels and International Trade and Transportation.

Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Sign into MyTRB.org https://www.mytrb.org/ to view registration information. Contact Patrice Davenport mailto:pdavenport@nas.edu?subject=Becoming%20a%20TRB%20sponsor%20or%20affiliate%20-%20webinars to inquire about becoming a TRB sponsor or global affiliate organization.

A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Findings from the Intelligent transportation systems U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration truck staging study – Thomas Phelan, Gannett Fleming

2. Port congestion: The trucking perspective – Matt Schrap, Harbor Trucking Association

3. Port congestion: The port perspective – Ryan Mariacher, Port Houston

4. Question and answer session moderated by Shannon McLeod, American Association of Port Authorities

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Utilize best practices from industry stakeholders and potential solutions from recent research

2. Identify tools and practices to maintain efficient landside cargo flow at container ports

Professional Development Hours

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program https://www.rcep.net/ (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact TRB Helpdesk mailto:mytrb@nas.edu?subject=Help%20registering%20for%20TRB%20webinar for assistance in signing in.