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T H E Y E A R I N R E V I E W 28 2 0 1 6 A N N U A L R E P O R T Q: Looking to your port's future, what are the most important priorities for growing market share and strengthening competitive positioning? FORUM Duane Kenagy Interim Chief Executive Port of Long Beach To strengthen our competitiveness, we're moving ahead with the most aggressive capital improvement program of any seaport in the United States. Our top priorities are to mod- ernize our port's infra- structure and improve the supply chain as it moves through Long Beach. The efficiencies and improvements that we are building will reduce costs for the industry and also reduce our environmental impact. "At present, we are planning $3 billion in projects over the next 10 years. These include our ongoing terminal redevelopment, roadway upgrades, dredging and major bridge replacement, and a $1 billion initiative to upgrade and expand our rail capacity, espe- cially our ability to handle major growth in the on-dock rail services. Our rail system should provide the customer with the fastest, most reliable means of transporting goods. Overall, we're confident that the world-class facilities and service we offer will continue to capture market share." '' Our challenges at the Port of Los Angeles are in a league of their own: we receive an extraordinary volume of containers along with the largest vessels calling North American shores today. "To meet these challenges, we're focused on three areas. The first is process management, and what we can do to help our customers and supply chain partners move cargo more efficiently through the port. Second is the development of new blue and green technologies, like our port information portal pilot project with GE Transpor- tation, which will test the digiti zation and sharing of key shipping data to improve cargo movement planning and predictability. We are also testing zero- and near-zero emission demon- stration projects at Pasha and Everport. Third, we are looking at strategic land use, repurposing 100 acres of land on Terminal Island for a container terminal support facility, among other uses. "At the Port of Los Angeles, we will continue to innovate and partner with key stakeholders to further evolve and adapt to the changes and challenges being faced in the global containerized cargo trade." Gene Seroka Executive Director Port of Los Angeles ''