California’s Kern County approved plans to build a 410-acre logistics hub to expand capacity for cargo coming from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
According to an article by Jack Rogers in Globe St., “Kern County has approved the establishment of California’s first inland port in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a 410-acre container hub that will receive cargo by rail from congested ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach.”
The facility, located 90 miles north of the ports, will have the capacity to handle 1 million containers. “The developers estimate that the Mojave Inland Port will handle as many as 3,600 trucks per day, operating around the clock.” The port could also utilize the Mojave Air and Space Port runway for air cargo.
Earlier this year, in an effort to alleviate the port backlog, California also created six “pop-up” logistics hubs on state land operated by a company specializing in on-demand, short-term warehouse space.
The article quotes Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, expressing optimism that the new facility will help avoid logjams like the one the ports experienced this year. ”Mojave Inland Port is the type of innovative solution that will alleviate congestion and allow dockworkers to do their jobs more efficiently, getting goods to businesses and consumers faster,” said Cordero.
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