The Port of Los Angeles and the Port Authority of Nagoya, Japan, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation and exchange information on projects focused on operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
The new MoU outlines more formal cooperation and exchange of information on port community systems and end-to-end supply chain information sharing platforms; development and deployment of zero-emission vehicles and equipment; and other activities connecting science, industry and start-ups that could contribute to both ports’ efficiency and environmental priorities.
Moreover, through the MoU, the port of Los Angeles will develop its port community systems like the port optimizer and the digital data platform, improving their system’s efficiency and supply chain information sharing.
Also of interest will be the Port of Nagoya’s centralized terminal operation system and centralized queuing gate process, both of which have helped make the port one of the most productive and efficient in Japan.
The MoU additionally informs of environmental sustainability projects, referring to Nagoya’s innovative incentive system for LNG-fueled and LNG-bunkering vessels, and the Port of Los Angeles’ current demonstration project with Toyota Motor North America that is testing hydrogen fuel-cell electric heavy-duty drayage trucks and container handling equipment.
Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, commented that
Furthering our collaboration on these priorities with the Port of Nagoya is a natural next step, given our long-term sister port relationship and mutual interest in advancing port innovations and technology.
It is reported that the Los Angeles and Nagoya Sister City Affiliation began as a part of President Eisenhower’s Citizens’ International Exchange Program in 1959.
