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To many, the idea of an inland port is facility where multiple methods of freight logistics meet to provide a central point for the efficient management and distribution of freight.
Contradicting this though, is the proposed “inland port” initiative in Tucson Arizona. The long planned project now being overseen by Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities is raising eyebrows by planning to exist not as a physical facility but rather as a information portal with comprehensive information on logistics providers and freight facilities in the region.
The revised plan seeks to take advantage of Tucson’s position as a natural freight corridor and junction point, yet not at the expense of established private operators.
John Brown, Manager of Business Development with the Southern Arizona Logistics Education Organization writing on a blog in support of the project said that” currently there are companies moving goods that arrived from offshore via ocean container at the Port of LA and are moved to Laredo, TX; south into Mexico and back west to the Mexican West coast. Obviously using Tucson to handle this traffic will save both time and money which are commodities the business community is seeking”.
Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities hopes that an inland port would build on Tucson’s already impressive business credentials. Companies such as Target have already pinpointed Tucson for major business investment including the establishment of a fulfillment centre for their online business.
Source: Arizona Inland Port & TREO