The Port of Oakland recently announced that its new temporary container yard is receiving federal help through financial relief for customers, with the United States…
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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) took another step on its course to being signed into law, with the United States Senate late last week…
Maritime experts and dredgers are working around the clock to free the Hong Kong-flagged Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot cargo ship that’s been stuck on the…
Following an August 2021 announcement, in which it announced it inked an agreement to acquire Mainz, Germany-based global ocean freight forwarding services provider J.F. Hillebrand…
Total February POLA volume—at 857,764 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—represented a 7.3% annual increase, for the highest-volume February in the port’s 115-year history, topping the previous…
Total February U.S.-bound containerized freight imports—at 2,528,809 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 5.5% compared to January and up 6.9% annually. And for U.S.-bound shipments, Panjiva…
Total 2021 POLA volume—at 10,677,609 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—increased 1,464,213 TEU, or 15.89%, annually, topping 2020 by 13%, and setting a new annual record, too,…
This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the…
A return to normalcy, as it relates to import levels, is expected in 2022, following a 2021, which ostensibly saw new United States-bound import numbers…
Freight rates will not normalize until the systemic market disruptions in container shipping, caused by the pandemic, are reduced significantly. Source: logistics Mgmt
The United States House of Representatives yesterday signed off on the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, H.R. 4996, yesterday by a convincing 364-60…
Citing “a combined 37% decline of aging cargo on the docks,” the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said…
Citing “a combined 37% decline of aging cargo on the docks,” the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) said…
The United States ports-related components of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is set to be signed into law by President…
At a time when port congestion remains an ongoing theme in supply chain circles, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long…
While much attention has been paid to the backlog of container ships waiting to berth at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of…
Total September U.S-bound containerized freight imports—at 2,864,980 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—was up 5.1% annually, which was down from August’s 11.2% annual increase. And September shipments…
Through this acquisition, FourKites also announced it has rolled out a new offering, entitled Dynamic Ocean, which it described as a next-gen visibility offering for…
Total POLA volume—at 835,516 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—saw a 3.6% annual increase, and total POLB volume came in at 764,006 TEU, for a 21.9% annual…
Total October imports headed up 16.3% annually, following a 15.2% annual September gain, with containerized freight shipments—at 2.904 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—up 16.8%, for…