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Port of Los Angeles is going vessel operators to clear out empty containers or else face big fines.

There has never been a year like this for container shipping. Here are the biggest stories of 2021.

After an exceptional year for ocean shipping, the data points to more action ahead in 2022.

Carriers and shippers are turning to East Coast ports as Los Angeles/Long Beach remains mired in congestion.

Port Hueneme is an example of a niche port that is attracting more container shipments because of bottlenecks at big seaports.

Import demand remains exceptionally strong but volumes through America’s largest port are falling.

SoCal port crunch “has really become as bad as it’s ever been,” reports industry veteran Jon Monroe.

A new report by Shifl shows the impact the massive congestion off the coast of Los Angeles and Long Beach has had on transit times from China.

A look at the end of Central Freight Lines, the port congestion blame game between drivers and officials, and investments no one asked for.

Christmas is just around the corner, but the supply chain remains snarled, says a C.H. Robinson exec.

The effects of port congestion on independent contractors may be underplayed in a recent driver satisfaction survey.

After brief reprieve, trans-Pacific shipping rates head back up, pointing to ongoing supply chain pressure.

California drayage company Orange Avenue Express alleges ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is forcing it to act as a storage facility for refrigerated containers.

The container shipping surge shows no signs of letup, but the Southern California ports say they are slowly clearing out the backlogs.

In addition to 40 waiting close to shore, another 56 farther out

Controversial plan to charge for containers lingering on terminals keeps getting delayed. Yet containers still linger.

Customers reach expiration dates, Amazon is trialing home deliveries in the U.K., 96 ships in San Pedro Bay.

Industry cooperation removing containers from the docks has convinced port officials to hold off imposing penalties for excess storage.

COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.

Marine Exchange now counts ships waiting farther out to sea, confirming just how big the backlog really is.

Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.

Congestion can be attributed to increased ship traffic, a lack of labor and crane availability, and the sea of empty containers rising throughout Southern California.

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.

Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.

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.

Cargo is moving a bit more smoothly at the Southern California ports, giving officials reason to hold off assessing stiff storage fees.

Ship arrival data confirms seasonal surge to Southern California has ebbed — even as port congestion has risen.

Convoy’s #NoEmptyMiles campaign hits new heights; the importance of verifying equipment type; a halt to the impending fees at LA and Long Beach ports; and one more acquisition.

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.

Los Angeles and Long Beach hold off on charging highly controversial fee on import containers.

Rates expected to remain strong into 2022, fallout from new ship deliveries in 2023-2024 to be muted.

Just five days before emergency SoCal container fee is set to begin, offshore traffic jam reaches new heights.

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.

California congestion hits charter rates as ship operators waste millions waiting to get to terminals.

The White House has begun monitoring container volume at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to measure progress in clearing supply chain bottlenecks.

Dedicated trucking becomes more committed, truck parking capacity crunch, consumer spending sky high

A whopping 40,000 of those containers have been at the Port of LA for nine-plus days, which is considered lingering.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are turning into makeshift warehouses. Officials hope new fines on lingering cargo will end the practice.

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.

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.

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 Los Angeles/Long Beach cargo community is confused about punitive fees on ocean carriers designed to expedite the clearance of containers from marine terminals.

Company shoots out the lights in the third quarter with soaring profits and EPS.

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.

Upward of 2,000 empty containers are being sent to LA, potentially creating more burden on the congested port.

The port congestion crisis is Southern California is not getting any better.

Amazon Freight positioned to sneak its way into the brokerage world, Flock Freight’s unicorn status achievements, and how much is sitting off the coast of LA and Long Beach?

California port congestion is as bad as ever. Some imports have been stranded offshore for over a month.

The Biden administration is pushing industry to take immediate and long-term steps to get ports and intermodal transport working smoothly.

As freight congestion weakens transportation links, AskWaves looks at potential federal funding options for supporting a move to 24/7 operations.

A top Biden administration official believes securing data among supply chain competitors will be the key to rolling out a nationwide 24/7 strategy.

Every facet of the supply chain must be participating in an equal fashion in order to successfully complete the 90-day sprint.

Collaboraion is the future of 3pls, U.S. waterways widely under utilized, Seroka wants retailers to come pick up their shipments.

Big-box retailers, FedEx and UPS have detailed plans to speed up container processing at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Ahead of talks with President Biden, the ILWU is calling out foreign carriers’ focus on profits as a hurdle to solving supply chain disruptions.

Pullback in trans-Pacific shipping rates: beginning of the end or brief reprieve with end still not in sight?

Yes, despite the headaches, the ocean carriers are making boatloads of money.

Shipping Asia-U.S. via regular ocean service and rail? “I would bet your goods will not arrive in time for Christmas,” says Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

Los Angeles is at the front line of the port congestion crisis. Its executive director outlines his strategy to clear anchorages.

How will public view ships anchored off Los Angeles/Long Beach if one of them is tied to Huntington Beach spill?

With no end in sight for global supply chain crisis, importers warned to brace for high costs throughout next year.

With disruptions likely to linger well into 2022, intermodal equipment provider DCLI sees the labor shortfall as the biggest hurdle in the supply chain.

Trans-Pacific traffic snarl is bicoastal: More container ships waiting off Shanghai and Ningbo than Southern California.

Southern California ports would need two weeks with zero vessel arrivals to clear logjam — but the ships keep coming.

Supply chain crisis deepens as more imports snared in historic ship queue off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

Ocean carrier detention and demurrage practices will be the target of an upcoming proposed rule from the Federal Maritime Commission.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka has been named the 2021 recipient of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s top honor.

More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.

As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.

As this year’s peak season gets underway, dislocations in the supply chain are increasing. However, this is really nothing new as the industry has been in peak mode for a year.

Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’

Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.

Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.

Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.

Two groups announced this month their separate efforts to increase supply chain visibility. One technology tool focuses on locating railcars and another aims to forecast volumes at the Port of Los Angeles.

Supply chain bottlenecks are raising red flags for inflation down the road.

Container ships in the congestion-plagued trans-Pacific trade have stepped on the gas, with some vessels now topping 20 knots.

Wave of cargo delayed by COVID outbreak in Yantian, China, is starting to hit California’s already strained terminals.

California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?

May was the busiest month in the 114-year history of America’s busiest port.

Container spot rates spiked again, with new records set. For importers, the worst is yet to come.

“With our sustained focus on supply chain digitization, infrastructure investments and strong business relationships, we have the opportunity to build on this historic milestone,” says Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Retailers at increasing risk of not getting goods from Asia on shelves as ocean transport system hits limit.

Rather than awaiting national-level solutions to trade imbalance and demand surges, shippers and carriers should act now to modernize operations across the supply chain.

Ships at anchor are unlikely to clear by peak season. Congestion is forcing wide-scale voyage cancellations.

There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.

“This was by far the busiest April in the port’s 114-year history, outpacing the previous record set just back in 2019 by a hefty 29%.”

Importers are scrambling as demand sails past ocean transport supply. The numbers paint an ominous picture for cargo shippers.

Trans-Pacific container crunch is about to become even more severe, warns Flexport, with May sailings now effectively sold out.

Prologis launched a new LEED program, Blume Global says it will be carbon-neutral very soon, and bays are seeing ecological recovery.

U.S. importers will be paying a lot more for annual ocean contracts this year, but pricing inflation has eased.

“The container shipping industry is currently seeing unprecedented demand, which has led to a shortage of containers all over the world,” says CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

The container ship now is expected to anchor in San Pedro Bay on May 1.