By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The number of container ships headed for the busiest U.S. port complex has risen to close to 100 under a new counting method, underscoring the magnitude…
https://gcaptain.com/new-counting-method-suggests-u-s-ship-logjam-longer-than-ever/
A flurry of government activity to alleviate crippling port congestion and its economic ripple effects is more likely to have long-term value in structurally changing a broken system than quickly reducing the cargo crunch in time for Christmas.
Many supply chain initiatives and rules aimed at the ports are being pushed, or implemented, by the U.S. government despite the global freight transportation system being mostly owned and operated by the private sector.
The gridlock triggered by the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/analysis-fixing-port-congestion-takes-politics-and-patience
The flow of trade is as predictive as a stream of running water following a natural drainage pattern. We can use the agnostic pattern of trade routes and container volumes to analyze the true tale of the West Coast congestion and whether trade volumes are indeed slowing.
These trade patterns can be clearly tracked in the following SONAR charts, and it shows trade is not decreasing.
While the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are expecting fewer TEUs arriving in the next seven days, the ports of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-blasting-through-the-west-coast-congestion-bluster
Peter Schneider, president of T.G.S. Logistics, joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to unravel what’s causing the port congestion at Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Both San Pedro Bay ports have experienced gridlock the past couple of months on both the land and ocean side of operations. Congestion has been dipping but remains elevated. In late November, 61 ships were awaiting berths at the ports, the Marine Exchange reports.
Schneider said...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-long-beach-congestion-whats-the-real-cause-taking-the-hire-road
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The record volume of cargo moving through the U.S.’s busiest port complex is likely to continue amid high consumer demand for goods, the head of the…
https://gcaptain.com/record-volumes-at-souther-california-ports-to-become-new-normal-after-crisis/
The decline in ships waiting just offshore of Los Angeles/Long Beach continues to be touted as a sign that port congestion is easing — despite the fact that the true number of waiting ships has not actually declined.
Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, said during a press conference Tuesday while standing alongside Labor Secretary Marty Walsh: “Since we instituted a penalty for long-aging containers, the number of ships at anchor has decreased by more than 40% over a...
In a speech in Minnesota yesterday, President Biden acknowledged the support for his infrastructure bill across the political divide.
He said a new America was about to evolve, “fit to meet the competitive edge of the 21st century”.
The president explained this would require: “Training as construction managers to oversee all phases of construction projects we’re going to be seeing all across Minnesota, like the Twin Port Interchange and Ports Interchange in …
The post President Biden sets out...
https://theloadstar.com/president-biden-sets-out-to-build-bridges-to-re-connect-a-new-america/
New ship queuing process off Southern California ports may not be perfect, but for now it’s working. Meanwhile a new methodology for counting ships in the queue is also in…
Shipping and logistics company CMA CGM will implement an incentive program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to improve the fluidity of the largest import gateway in the U.S. The post CMA…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/cma-cgms-incentive-to-ease-congestion-at-california-ports/
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Walmart Inc Chief Executive Doug McMillon on Monday hailed the Biden administration’s efforts to ease supply chain bottlenecks as the holiday season gets underway, noting…
https://gcaptain.com/walmart-ceo-says-biden-supply-chain-push-is-easing-bottlenecks/