“The number of containerships queued at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB) has passed the 80 mark for the first time.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Interlocking terminal-carrier ownerships coupled with cartel-like conditions in the container chassis market have emerged as prime suspects for the US supply chain crisis.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“America’s two largest ports have witnessed an unprecedented rise in cargo theft cases in the backdr...

“Container spot rates from Asia to Europe continued their downward trend this week from their September all-time highs, while transpacific base rates also lost significant ground.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“The 24/7 gate model tested at the Port of Long Beach “was not successful to implement a full program,” said Hapag-Lloyd in its latest North American update.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Temporary storage fees designed to force shipping lines to clear long-dwelling containers from mari...

“Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, said in an interview on Tuesday that im...

“Shipping lines trying to switch port calls because of cargo congestion have to follow long-established procedures and rules designed to make the system fair for all parties.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“Some 10% of the global container fleet is waiting for berth, with capacity “severely limited” by co...

“The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hardly rocking around the clock. Container terminal ope...

“In an unprecedented move to reduce historic congestion at their marine terminals, the ports of Los...

“California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order directing state agencies to identify additional routes to alleviate congestion at California ports.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The number of containerships waiting in San Pedro Bay to berth at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has surged to a new all-time high of 79.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“The Port of Los Angeles moved 903,865 teu in September, which was a record for that month. Meanwhil...

“With vessels queued outside Californian ports for weeks the average transit time from China to the US West Coast have more than doubled.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“The Port of Los Angeles has predicted it will see its most successful year to date in 2021, despite facing issues with congestion and long delays.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“An MSC containership, which dragged anchor back in January in San Pedro Bay, is been investigated b...

“The President of the United States Joe Biden and his administration held a meeting yesterday (13 Oc...

“Terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say they are offering retailers and t...

“Some containerships anchored in San Pedro Bay waiting to enter the Port of Los Angeles may require cleaning following an oil pipeline spill offshore.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Persistent and mounting congestion at US west coast ports has caused some shippers to seek the sanc...

“The world’s largest container manufacturer has joined the gold rush on transpacific liner routes.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“The major Southern Californian ports have experienced a slight fall in total vessels inport following a record weekend.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are expanding operating gate hours for trucks at weekends a...

“The number of containerships waiting to enter the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to pile up an alarming rate reaching 65 on Friday.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has recorded a steady amount of cargo volumes during August, compare...

“The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles a...

“Ocean carriers are continuing to redeploy tonnage onto more lucrative east-west tradelanes, leaving shippers on lower-paying routes without a regular liner service.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“An aggrieved shipper in the US, Eucatex North America Inc, filed a complaint yesterday with the Fed...

“There are now nearly twice as many containerships waiting to get into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB) as there are berthed for cargo operations.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Operators at the premier US maritime gateway in Los Angeles are pulling out all the stops to cope w...

“The congestion in California continues to challenge the major US ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, as demand surges and retailers pile up stock ahead of the holiday season.” See the original story at Container News. Source: Container News (JK)

“The CEO of Hapag-Lloyd has highlighted North American ports have been worst hit by the ongoing congestion crisis, adding that traffic has doubled globally in 2021.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Nigerian port authorities learned a thing or two from the mistakes of their US counterparts when th...

“US ports are currently facing one of the worst congestion scenarios ever since these ports were mod...

“MSC is to increase its peak season surcharge (PSS) between Europe and the US by $1,000 per 40ft on 1 October.” See the original story at The Loadstar. Source: The Loadstar (JK)

“Fenix Marine Services (Fenix) confirmed an order of four additional STS quay cranes, matching the four delivered in 2019. Delivery is expected in Q3 2022.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are seeing record numbers of ships waiting at anchor as the global congestion crisis rolls on.” See the original story at Port Technology. Source: Port Technology (JK)

“Container lines are increasing capacity on the Asia-US trades by double-digit percentages, but port...

“Ocean carriers are finding creative ways to secure additional vessels to meet demand in the booming...

“The number of containerships waiting at the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) has hit 41 as freight rates continue to rise.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“Exports from the top ten US container ports slumped by 8.3% in July, compared with the same month o...

“With a second wave of container dwell times and ships at anchor approaching record levels, congesti...

“Empty containers in Los Angels have climbed by 20.4% to 329,999TEU in July, compared to last year,...

“US President Joe Biden has said he will bring stakeholders together to alleviate the congestion at...

“Ports have always faced delays due to waves, fog and storms, but the pandemic has caused the greatest disruption since the start of container shipping 65 years ago.” See the original story at California News Times. Source: California News TImes (JK)

“Congestion continues to rise at the US west coast container ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ahead of the peak season.” See the original story at Seatrade Maritime News. Source: Seatrade Maritime News (JK)

“A key indicator of container shipping rates from Asia to the US West Coast broke a new record this...