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Port of LA October container volumes plummet 25%

"The largest container port in the US handled 678,429 teu in October 2022 a drop of 25% year-on-year...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Port of Long Beach sees 16.6% plunge in October box volumes

"One of the two main gateway ports on the US West Coast, along with Los Angeles, the Port of Long Be...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Major Californian ports partner with MPA Singapore on green, digital shipping corridor

"The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach (POLB), Port of Los Angeles...

by Container News

Seafarer handed 20-year sentence over fatal stabbing

"A Filipino seafarer who stabbed to death a colleague on the MSC Ravenna containership bound to Los...

by Splash247

US import demand balance continues eastward shift

"Ports on the US West Coast have witnessed a considerable drop in import shipments over the past yea...

by Port Technology

Port of New York and New Jersey builds box gap over US West Coast

"The Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is the busiest port in the US for the second month in...

by Port Technology

US labour talks far from deal

"Supply chain issues are simmering down for the Port of Los Angeles, but negotiations over dockworke...

by Port Technology

China – LA container spot rates slump to pre-pandemic peak season levels

"Container spot freight rates between China and Los Angeles have dropped to pre-pandemic peak season...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Drop in US inbound container volumes accelerates

"September inbound container volumes across the top 10 US box ports dropped by their fastest level i...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Import gateway shift pushes Houston to the top of port congestion league

"To avoid the congestion at major west coast gateways, US importers have now clogged up ports elsewh...

by The Loadstar

San Pedro Bay Ports put container dwell fee on hold through Nov. 18

"The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will postpone consideration of the “Container...

by Port News

LA-LB cargo flow improves amid diversions linked to prolonged labor talks

"Key indicators of port congestion — vessel backlogs, container dwell times, and chassis street dwel...

by JOC

California allocates $1.2 billion for port and freight corridors improvements

"The government of California is launching a $1.2 billion programme for port and freight infrastruct...

by Port Technology

BNSF to build new integrated rail complex in southern California

"In a bid to slash congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, BNSF Railway will inve...

by Splash247

Service changes - Merger of TP3 and TP2 as well as TP20 and TP28

The following release was published by *A.P. Moller - Maersk:*During the past weeks, we have experie...

by Maersk Line

More chassis, yard space cut container backlog at BNSF Alliance terminal

"BNSF Railway says a quarter of the container backlog that has stymied operations at its Dallas-Fort...

by JOC

Port of New York and New Jersey Becomes America's Busiest Box Port

"Last month, volumes at the Port of Los Angeles fell below both Port of Long Beach and the Port of N...

by The Maritime Executive

New Savannah tariff prods ocean carriers to pick up empties

"The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is looking to incentivize ocean carriers to sweep up more empty c...

by JOC

Tentative contract for LA-LB security guards averts disruption threat

"The union representing security guards at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reached a tentati...

by JOC

Port Labor Talks Stall as Worker Disruptions Grow

"West Coast port labor talks are stalled as dockworker disputes hit the region’s big trade gateways,...

by The Wall Street Journal

Port of LA box volumes down 15%, Long Beach flat in August

"The Port of Los Angeles (LA) saw a 15% drop in container volumes handled in August as imports tumbl...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Concerns mount over pace of ILWU talks amid rail strike threat

"Even as attention is dominated by the potential for a crippling US railroad labor strike, concern i...

by JOC

Container spot rates on a free-slide

"The Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) slid another 5.01% to end at US$5,378.68. The fall has bee...

by Container News

ILWU security guard local authorizes LA-LB strike

"A union representing security guards at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach authorized a strike...

by JOC

US drayage challenges shift – alongside container imports – from coast to coast

"Having grappled with congestion at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the problems at...

by The Loadstar

California asks shipping lines to avoid shore power during brutal heat wave

"In an ironic twist, California officials are encouraging ocean-going vessels not to plug into shore...

by Freight Wave

US labor dispute: Dock workers say 'no' to port automation

"Labor negotiations for 22,000 dock workers on the West Coast are causing anxiety among US industrie...

by DW

July cargo surge along East, Gulf coasts provides no relief from port congestion

"Asian imports landing at ports along the US East and Gulf coasts surged in July, offering no respit...

by JOC

Southern California’s Containership Backup at Lowest Level Since Logjam Began

"The number of container ships headed for the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — a tra...

by gCaptain

San Pedro Bay ports release final 2021 cargo-handling equipment assessment

"A final report on the current status and overall feasibility of using clean cargo handling equipmen...

by Container News

Clogged US warehouses accelerate decline in trans-Pac spot rates

"The decline in container spot rates from Asia to the US West Coast is accelerating, with the Hong K...

by JOC

India–US shippers enjoy rate respite amid slowing export volumes

"A measure of relief has arrived for India-US cargo interests battered by two years of stratospheric...

by JOC

Port of LA handles record container volumes in July

"The Port of Los Angeles saw estimated record container volumes in July continuing a trend that has...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Board greenlights 3 million TEU Mojave Inland Port

"Kern County Board of Supervisors have given the go-ahead for development of a Mojave Inland Port ai...

by Port Technology

LA-LB truckers add to push for FMC action on empty box returns

"Truckers serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say restrictions on returning empty contai...

by JOC

Inland congestion cuts LA-LB intermodal rail service to record low

"The share of imports moving by rail from Los Angeles-Long Beach plummeted to an all-time low in the...

by JOC

PMA and ILWU reach tentative agreement on health benefits, negotiations continue on other issues

"The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) h...

by Splash247

BNSF, UP metering inland containers from LA-LB

"BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad are metering how many ocean containers they haul from the p...

by JOC

West Coast ports reduce idling vessels as container supply increases

"The queue of vessels waiting to unload goods at the Port of Los Angeles, North America’s busiest co...

by CNBC

Landside bottlenecks limiting West Coast marine terminal capacity

"Trans-Pacific container lines are adding 20 percent more capacity to the West Coast through Septemb...

by JOC

West Coast labor talks drive trans-Pacific share gains at East, Gulf coast ports

"Ports along the US East and Gulf coasts increased their share of imports from Asia during the first...

by JOC

ILWU, PMA likely to reach new West Coast contract in August–September: sources

"A growing number of sources close to the ongoing West Coast longshore labor negotiations believe th...

by JOC

US Congress advances clean shipping bill

"US Congress representatives for the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have proposed the Clean Shi...

by Port Technology

News / Forest fires and chassis shortage sees NAM port congestion rise again

"Ocean carriers are warning of worsening congestion at the Canadian west coast port of Vancouver, wh...

by The Loadstar

Port of Oakland cuts free wait time for import containers

"The Port of Oakland has reduced free dwell time for import containers to ease congestion clogging i...

by Port Technology

PMA, ILWU contract talks roll on as contract expires

"Crucial labour negotiations for more than 20,000 dockworkers in the US West Coast continue to move...

by Port Technology

ILWU study proposes surcharge penalties for LA-LB port automation

"The cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach should establish a “displaced worker impact fee” on any ne...

by JOC

Containers clog BNSF Dallas terminal amid lack of chassis

“More than 2,000 ocean containers are clogging BNSF Railway’s terminal outside Dallas–Fort Worth ami...

by JOC