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title: On The Record with Jon Slangerup
description: To get to the bottom of what’s happening at the West Coast ports, I recently interviewed Jon Slangerup, the CEO at the Port of Long Beach. Listen to the interview to hear his insights.
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## What is Happening at our Nation's West Coast Ports: On The Record Interview with Jon Slangerup, CEO of the Port of Long Beach

***January 2015***

Jon Slangerup, the CEO of the Port of Long Beach, talks about what's taking place at the crtical West Coast ports and how they're dealing with no labor contract, 90% capacity and other issues. Listen to the interview to get a better idea of what shippers should expect and what's happening at these crtical ports that handle 40% of U.S. import volume. 

 

![Slangerup_-_400](https://info.tranzact.com/hs-fs/hub/329734/file-2335646629-jpg/on-the-record/Slangerup_-_400.jpg?width=75&name=Slangerup_-_400.jpg)*As the CEO of the Port of Long Beach, which handles 20% of the nation's import volume, Jon Slangerup leads the Port’s Harbor Department staff of 490 people and directs an annual budget of nearly $900 million.*

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