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L.A., Long Beach to Delay Start of Fee for Lingering Containers
The $100-per-day fee for containers was put on hold until Nov. 22 because the ports have seen a “significant improvement in clearing import containers” in recent weeks.
Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Georgia Port Pins Hopes on Rail to Move 80,000 Containers
At the Port of Savannah, one of the busiest U.S. trade gateways, containers are stacked up like colorful children’s building blocks stretching as far as the eye can see.
A truck carries a shipping container at the Georgia Port Authority Mason Mega Rail Terminal in Garden City, Georgia. Photo: Bloomberg.
Smaller U.S. Ports Pitch for Cargo as California’s Logjams Swell
The U.S.’s busiest port complex in southern California has more demand than it can handle — and that’s left smaller hubs along the nation’s coastline angling for some of that business.
Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Texas Tells Cargo Ships to Join Tesla and ‘Escape California’
A month after Texas poached Tesla Inc.’s headquarters from California, it’s now trying to attract freight carriers dealing with near-record backlogs at the U.S.’s largest ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
A tweet from Texans for Abbott (@AbbottCampaign) reads: 'Port delays are up to 100 days in California. In less than two weeks, your cargo can set sail from California & be at one of our 24/7 functioning Texas cargo ports. Escape California. Choose Texas.' Photo: screenshot/ twitter.com.
Ships Queues Worsen Port Delays From Singapore to Piraeus
The pileup is the latest logistical knot in global supply chains, with satellite shipping data allowing for real-time monitoring of port issues globally.
An LNG powered container ship operated by CMA CGM SA is docked at the Port of Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.
West Coast Ports, Dockworkers Face 2022 Clash Amid Port Snarls
With a near-record 75 container ships waiting outside the U.S.’s largest port complex in southern California, unionized dockworkers have strengthened their indispensable role in the supply chain.
A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train. Photo: Bloomberg.
U.S. Retail Lobby Sends S.O.S. to Congress on Supply Chain Chaos
The U.S.’s biggest retail lobby asked Congress to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package as well as update shipping and trucking laws to ease a supply chain crisis that’s raising prices and causing shortages.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Bloomberg.
L.A. Ports Announce New Fees Aimed at Clearing Cargo
Under the new policy, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will charge ocean carriers for each container that falls into one of two categories.
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
Long Beach Eases Container Rules to Tackle ‘National Emergency’
Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
Biden Races Clock But Holds Few Tools in Supply Chain Crisis
While Republicans point to the supply chain as further evidence the president is mismanaging the economy, the issues are deep-rooted.
Photo: Bloomberg.
Long Beach Port Chief: ‘Shop Early’ as Snarls to Last All Year
Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said.
Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
California Governor Eyes Expansion, Automation to Ease Port Congestion
An executive order signed Wednesday asks state agencies to identify “priority freight routes,” and find sites that can be used for short-term storage of container cargo.
Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
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