The port authorities of Georgia and South Carolina have asked the FMC for permission to run a container trucking chassis pool. That would allow more flexibility in distributing equipment across the region and reduce the control of the ocean carriers over the process. On the basis of Savannah and Charleston’s inbound cargoes alone there were 1.29 million TEUs of road and rail chassis needed in the 12 months to May 31. The two ports’ change in chassis needs month-to-month are also not synchronized. The average difference in the monthly change in imports (e.g. when Savannah needs more than ...