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The Port of Portland is the second-largest auto import gateway on the U.S. West Coast.Following inspections by Chinese government auditors, Auto Warehousing Co.’s (AWC) facility at the Port of Portland, Ore., recently received approval to begin processing export shipments of Ford Motor Co. vehicles to China.
AWC expects the volume of export Ford vehicles to reach 30,000 units in the first year, then grow to 40,000 units per year. The company plans to hire up to 50 people at its 130-acre Terminal 6 facility to process the vehicles and prepare them for the Chinese market.
A $2.8 million project to expand AWC’s processing building by 27,000 square feet and increase annual capacity to more than 110,000 vehicles is nearing completion, port officials said.
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From Ship Management International:
ICTSI employee rosteringManila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship operation of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently streamlined manpower deployment with a new workforce management system aimed at optimizing “employee rostering,” enhancing the workforce environment, and improving management’s decision-making abilities.
ICTSI teamed up with Australia-based software developer ComOps to implement a workforce management system at the MICT. Recently, Microster Workforce Management Solution was rolled out and launched in the terminal.
The Microster system has advanced capabilities such as accessing self-service information, including manning schedules, and the use of interactive voice response when outside the terminal to update personnel work status. Due to the automated update features of time and attendance, the system is able to determine the next best available person fit for the shift by aligning skills based on the workload requirement.
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Former Port of Seattle attorney Steve Sewell has been appointed “maritime sector lead,” in a new state position supporting the maritime industry.
Sewell’s new position will help drive policies important to the continued growth of the maritime sector, said Commerce Director Brian Bonlender, in a statement.
Since leaving the port, where he also was managing director of the seaport division, Sewell has been in the private sector. Sewell’s appointment is part of Inslee’s plan to recruit “leads” for more industry sectors, including advanced manufacturing, agriculture, clean technology, information and communications technology, life sciences and military.
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Source: Times Union
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