The terminal says it has “abundant space” at the Millennium Marine Rail facility in New Jersey, as well as competitive import dwell time.
Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.
A union and a trucking company serving the Port of Vancouver reached a tentative agreement to give container drivers benefits and increased pay, averting a strike.
While technically the congestion has decreased in the bay because of the new queuing system, that does not mean the vessels do not exist. They do.
Despite claims to the contrary, the ship backlog is not getting smaller. Vessels are waiting on both sides of the Pacific.
The largest container terminal operator in the world is buying BDP, a midsize U.S. freight forwarder.
As demand for shipping increases, whales are more at risk of colliding with vessels. A new certification provides strategies to prevent collisions.
Major retailers and suppliers reassured the White House they have a handle on supply chain volatility and can meet consumer demand.
Retail inventories jump ahead of the holiday buying season but the need for restocking will extend well into 2022, which bodes well for freight demand.
Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.
An environmental coalition urges Target, Walmart, Amazon and Ikea to clean up their maritime emissions and shipping routes.
Canada’s supply chain is in a “crisis situation” as over 50 ships wait to dock at the Port of Vancouver and CN struggles to restore service.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver are set to go on strike Friday over benefits and detention pay.
Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.
Here’s how omicron variant could impact tanker, container and dry bulk shipping rates.
Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.
Double demurrage in Seattle: A terminal operator is adding a second layer of fees for extended container dwell times.
CN hasn’t been able to reopen its rail main link to the Port of Vancouver due to weather issues as large backlog of vessels continues.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening to bring more disruption as rail service resumes.
Despite reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them as efficiency issues continue to plague terminal operators.
Record number of container ships waiting but they’re harder to see, as new plan spreads queue across Pacific.
“We cut out three to four hours a day of just nonsense back and forth between carriers, accounting, operations.”
Kuehne + Nagel is one of the largest, most profitable international freight management companies in the world. Its CEO announced he will leave next year.
Canadian Pacific says it will reopen its rail link with the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday, vowing to clear backlogs to “get the supply chain back in sync.”
Price of low-sulfur fuel is rising faster than high-sulfur fuel. Ships with scrubbers stand to gain.
Cargo is moving a bit more smoothly at the Southern California ports, giving officials reason to hold off assessing stiff storage fees.
Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.
The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority unanimously approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project that would increase on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.
CP and CN rail service at the Port of Vancouver could resume this week as mounting congestion and backlogs continue after devastating floods and landslides.
J.B. Hunt announced it has launched a new transload service in the New York metro area to address network congestion.
Ship arrival data confirms seasonal surge to Southern California has ebbed — even as port congestion has risen.
Air and ocean asset-light logistics provider STG has acquired International Warehouse Services.
CalTrans is boosting the weight limit for port truckers. The regulatory change was made with good intentions, but can it work?
Zim’s profits are still going up — way up — despite more vessels getting snared in West Coast port gridlock.
The Port of Vancouver warns of terminal disruptions and vessel delays after flooding in British Columbia cuts off CN and CP rails.
Los Angeles and Long Beach hold off on charging highly controversial fee on import containers.
Air transport is usually the mode of last resort because it is expensive. The pandemic has turned that thinking upside down.
Rates expected to remain strong into 2022, fallout from new ship deliveries in 2023-2024 to be muted.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Georgia port officials are pulling every lever possible to reduce shipping delays that are having a national impact.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller provides analysis regarding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The purveyor of wild-caught seafood avoids the use of airfreight, and relies on barge, truckload and parcel to hit its tight delivery commitments.
Crude and product tankers may be totally different markets, but 2021 proved how connected they are.
“The shipping industry as a whole has become increasingly reliant on using AIS data for operational purposes,” says VesselsValue’s Charlotte Cook.
A climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted Transport Day on Wednesday, when global leaders signed on to create at least six green maritime routes by 2025.
SC Ports and the Virginia Port Authority are benefiting from customers seeking less congested ports, they said.
President Biden was Professor Biden at the Port of Baltimore, explaining Supply Chain 101 to the American people.
Just five days before emergency SoCal container fee is set to begin, offshore traffic jam reaches new heights.
Lawmakers have introduced bills that would tap into unspent COVID-19 relief funds to help compensate vessel owners looking to reroute ships away from choked Southern California ports.
A small number of non-U.S. entities determine vessel and container levels for U.S. ocean supply chains.
Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics again posted record quarterly results on Tuesday. On a call with analysts and investors, company officials called out strength in virtually every segment Radiant serves.
Federal regulators are calling for a “full and thorough review” of the proposed purchase of the largest port operator in the U.S. by a Canadian pension firm.
The Biden administration is racing to cut red tape so the government can expedite port and freight transportation infrastructure investments.
Lack of data sharing regarding nonscheduled vessels is adding to the congestion in San Pedro Bay and impacting the ability to plan for container processing.
Port congestion forced container ships to go faster. Congestion remains extreme, yet ships are slowing down.
Congress approves provisions allowing under-21 truck drivers – as well as guidance on truck brokers and freight dispatchers – in a five-year highway bill that is part of a larger $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
As the holidays loom, a congressman wants to eliminate legal hurdles banning 18-to-20-year-old truck drivers from moving containers in and out of ports.
Private marine terminals in Tacoma are putting more pressure on importers to pick up containers that are left for weeks and choking the movement of cargo.
A trucking trade group is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to enforce a state law to prevent terminal operators and ocean carriers from charging excessive per-diem and demurrage fees and using port truckers as “a convenient ATM to bolster their profits.”
“The customer demand will change so much faster than the industrial processes, and I think that to be early might be challenging, but to be too late will be devastating,” said Anna Borg, president and CEO of Vattenfall.
Port America, Ceres and SSA Atlantic have formed joint venture Gateway Terminals at the Port of Savannah as a way to consolidate terminal, truck gate and stevedoring services.
Crude-tanker owners continue to pile up huge losses, but hopes are high for next year.
California congestion hits charter rates as ship operators waste millions waiting to get to terminals.
CEO Rodolphe Saadé says the CMA CGM Group is acquiring Fenix Marine Services to effectively manage its West Coast port operations.
Trucking companies dispute the widely reported message that a driver shortage is largely to blame for the port congestion issues in California. In fact, drayage companies are laying off drivers because of port delays.
Virtually every U.S.-listed shipping stock fell on a day that the S&P 500 hit a record high.
Despite beating the Wall Street consensus, Expeditors’ stock declined.
Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.
Cybercriminals have attempted to sell network access for multiple shipping and logistics firms, opening the door for devastating ransomware attacks in the global supply chain, a new report warns.
Matson set additional emissions-reduction targets Monday. The Hawaii-based shipping company plans to reach its goals by improving efficiency and accelerating zero-carbon fuels and technologies.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are turning into makeshift warehouses. Officials hope new fines on lingering cargo will end the practice.
Maersk expands air business after earning more in a single quarter than in any prior full year.
TCA and Blume Global will present a free webinar on the current congestion at the ports and how digitization can help ease the backlog.
The Port of Los Angeles is hoping to scare the freight community into more efficient behavior with big fines for the slow retrieval of containers.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach haven’t informed federal regulators yet about their plans to hit ocean carriers with big fees for excessive storage of containers.
Inventory restocking and demand for domestic intermodal service will support Hub Group into next year, executives said.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are turning to heavy-handed tactics to address a container logjam that is gumming up supply chains.
Shippers, carriers and logistics companies aren’t getting many answers yet about hefty surcharges for lingering containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Trans-Pacific container shipping rates remain exceptionally strong despite a dip earlier this month.
California and federal officials are partnering to speed up future freight infrastructure investments, as well as reduce delays impacting cargo flows today.
The daily surcharge fines begin Monday, but there has been no immediate surge of container activity.
Biden-backed plan to tackle container congestion could make logjam even worse, critics believe.
The Port of Long Beach is trying to innovate its way out of container gridlock. The latest move is regular shuttle trains to Utah to reduce less efficient truck moves.
A Florida lawmaker says China is undercutting the container gantry crane market and increasing cyber-risks for U.S. ports.
The Los Angeles/Long Beach cargo community is confused about punitive fees on ocean carriers designed to expedite the clearance of containers from marine terminals.
The Jacksonville Port Authority handled more than 1.4 million TEUs in its 2021 fiscal year, an all-time annual record, and it says it’s ready to take on more for those wanting “congestion-free” service.
Media coverage increasingly links consumer price inflation to container shipping and supply chain chaos.
To make room for more containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, UP and BNSF are offering incentives to ocean carrier customers to move out the containers already there. UP is also temporarily pausing westbound marine container movement to its Long Beach facility.
The Clure Public Marine Terminal now can handle “international shipping containers transported by vessel.”
Many media outlets are reporting that a Long Beach city order will allow bigger container stacks at the port. Not true. It’s for container yards outside the harbor district.
Upward of 2,000 empty containers are being sent to LA, potentially creating more burden on the congested port.
It’s no coincidence that spiking trans-Pacific trade coincides with more boxes overboard and more shipping accidents.
It costs roughly $7 million to charter a vessel, but avoiding congested ports may be worth it for some big companies.
The number of idling vessels has roughly doubled in the past decade, in part due to port congestion, a recent study finds. Idling vessels are at higher risk of biofouling, especially in warm waters.
Ocean cargo shippers are paying more than they ever have before for the worst service they’ve ever experienced.
The Port of Los Angeles had its busiest September ever, while Long Beach had its second busiest.
California port congestion is as bad as ever. Some imports have been stranded offshore for over a month.
Several large retailers are pledging that in less than 20 years, they will ship goods across the ocean without emitting greenhouse gases. Some environmental groups say that’s not soon enough.
Port volumes across the Gulf Coast were boosted in September by exports of petroleum and steel and imports of refrigerated cargo.
Barbara Melvin will succeed Jim Newsome at the helm of South Carolina Ports next summer and will become the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port.
The ocean shipping boom is spreading across vessel types. Spot LNG shipping rates just topped $150,000 per day.
