[Source: Transport Topics] The country’s largest ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will postpone the start of a fee on ocean carriers that fail to clear containers off the docks, which was set to begin Nov 15. Continue Reading
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West Coast Ports, Dockworkers Face 2022 Clash Amid Port Snarls
[Source: Transport Topics] With a near-record 75 containerships waiting outside the U.S.’s largest port complex in Southern California, unionized dockworkers have strengthened their indispensable role in the supply chain. Continue Reading
Exclusive: Congested Port of LA receiving empty containers from Gulf, Southeast
[Source: American Shipper] American Shipper is reporting another wrinkle facing the Port of Los Angeles as it tries to clear the massive congestion. Thousands of additional empty containers are en route to the Port of Los Angeles from East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Continue Reading
September Port Numbers Remain Strong as Leaders Address Congestion
[Source: Transport Topics] — The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are gearing up to operate 24/7 to clear the massive backlog of 20-foot-equivalent (TEU) containers as they pile up at the two Southern California ports and others on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Continue Reading
Intermodal Freight Industry Ponders Investment in Resilience
[Source: Transport Topics] The intermodal freight industry is debating how much it should invest in infrastructure and other expenditures to build resiliency in the face of disruptive shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists addressing the issue at the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Expo here on Sept. 14 debated whether building overcapacity… Continue Reading
Maersk Loses 750 Containers as Seas Hammer L.A.-Bound Ship
[Source: Transport Topics] One of AP Moller-Maersk’s containerships carrying goods from China to the U.S. lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean during bad weather. About 750 containers from the Maersk Essen fell overboard Jan. 16 while sailing from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles, the company said in an email statement. All… Continue Reading
China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port
[Source: Transport Topics] The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Aug. 25 following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia. Continue Reading
The Search for Drivers and the Fight to Keep Them
[Source: Transport Topics] For people like Ryan Hollinger and Gary Gentry, truck driving is what they have always known since they were young boys. Both grew up watching their fathers drive Class 8 trucks, and decades later, Hollinger and Gentry have found solid careers in the trucking industry. Continue Reading
Ocean carriers boost profit expectations as congestion, demand raise rates
[Source: Supply Chain Dive] — The ocean freight market is pushing cargo owners to the limits in terms of time and price. But the timeline for when the market will cool remains uncertain as stakeholders expect demand to continue at pace through the end of the year. Continue Reading
Shippers turn to intermodal in Q2 as they race to stock-up
[Source: Supply Chain Dive] — Dive Brief: Intermodal volumes increased 20.4% YoY in Q2, according to the Intermodal Association of North America, the largest quarterly gain since 2010 as consumer demand surged and trucking rates stayed elevated. Continue Reading
