• TPM25
  • March 2-5, 2025 | Long Beach Convention Center

Alan McCorkle

Yusen Terminals

President and CEO

Alan McCorkle was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Yusen Terminals LLC in August 2019. He joined NYK Ports/Yusen Terminals in November 2014 as Vice President of West Coast Operations and was then promoted to Senior Vice President in April 2016. Prior to joining NYK ports, Alan was with the A.P. Moller–Maersk Group for 25 years holding a number of positions of increasing responsibility including leading the development of the Pier 400 terminal in Los Angeles becoming its Managing Director when the facility opened in 2002 and General Manager, APM Terminals (Jamaica) Ltd. in 2004, where he managed all port operations in Jamaica before returning to Southern California becoming Vice President of West Coast Operations in 2005.

Alan currently serves on the Board of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association in addition to being a member of the Advisory Committee for the Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) at California State Long Beach. Alan holds a B.S. in Business Management from Clemson University and is a graduate of the Executive Development Programs at Cornell University and IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Sessions With Alan McCorkle

Monday, 3 March

  • 02:00pm - 02:45pm (PST) / 03/mar/2025 10:00 pm - 03/mar/2025 10:45 pm

    Intermodal Market Report: Preparing for the Next Surge in West Coast Volumes
    Intermodal volume on international routes soared by double digits in 2024, with some lanes rising more than 30% out of West Coast ports compared to 2023. Despite the increased demand, there were no major service disruptions, chassis shortages, or spillover lots required at inland rail hubs. Additionally, no vessels were anchored outside Los Angeles or Long Beach. Delays did occur in transferring containers from ships to trains, however, and Southern California rail container dwell times hit two-year highs in September. Tacoma, Washington, also experienced multiple service disruptions due to surging volumes. So what went right — and what didn’t — in the communication among ocean carriers, terminal operators, and railroads during this period of heightened demand? This session will explore reasonable and unreasonable expectations shippers should have of their ocean carriers, terminal operators, and railroads in the handoff of containers, while delivering actionable insights that help shippers set their strategy for the next wave of intermodal demand.
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