The freight logistics arm of FedEx has chartered three small vessels to deliver specialized intermodal containers and goods made in China to a small port in California to bypass congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the company announced late Thursday.
The vessels will use the Port of Hueneme, about 60 miles north of the LA-Long Beach complex, to discharge their loads.
FedEx Logistics is renting dedicated vessels so it can transport 53-foot containers manufactured in China that...