The Port of Long Beach reported handling a record a amount of cargo last month as crews works to clear congestion at shipping terminals. Dockworkers and terminal operators at the…
west coast port congestion
Big Ships at the Heart of West Coast Port Congestion
By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – BCOs and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach are questioning why ocean carriers decided to deploy bigger ships on the transpacific…
https://gcaptain.com/big-ships-at-the-heart-of-west-coast-port-congestion/
Congestion At U.S. And Canadian Ports Have Exacerbated French Fry Shortage
By Ann Koh(Bloomberg) Southeast Asian fast-food chains are being hit by a shortage of French fries as supply-chain snarls slow shipments of the frozen item from the U.S. and Europe. Signs…
https://gcaptain.com/congestion-at-u-s-and-canadian-ports-have-exacerbated-french-fry-shortage/
McDonalds Can’t Export Enough Potatoes
by Sakura Murakami (Reuters) McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan said on Tuesday it would suspend the sale of medium- and large-sized french fries for a week starting on Friday due to…
US Labor Secretary Visits Top West Coast Ports as Union Talks Loom
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. labor secretary on Tuesday met with unions and employers at the nation’s busiest port complex in Southern California as…
https://gcaptain.com/us-labor-secretary-visits-top-west-coast-ports-as-union-talks-loom/
Sailors Venture on Land at Packed California Port as Limits Ease
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The logjam of ships waiting for a turn to unload their cargo at the U.S.’s busiest container port has left thousands of crew members stuck on…
https://gcaptain.com/sailors-venture-on-land-at-packed-california-port-as-limits-ease/
Governor, Port Envoy Vow Action on Supply Chain During San Pedro Bay Ports Visit
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Biden Administration-appointed Port Envoy John D. Porcari visited the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday to discuss state and federal measures to alleviate the congestion…
Politicians Claim Florida Ports Can Save Christmas, But Can They?
By Ian Putzger, Americas correspondent (The Loadstar) – Politicians from Florida are talking-up the state’s ports as the solution to the worsening congestion threatening to snarl-up imports of seasonal merchandise beyond the…
https://gcaptain.com/politicians-claim-florida-ports-can-save-christmas-but-can-they/
West Coast Ports Association Says Biden Vaccine Mandate Could Worsen Supply Chain Crisis
By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The head of the organization representing companies in labor relations at the U.S.’s largest ports is worried that the federal vaccine mandate set to take effect…
Cargo Ships Are Trying To Avoid Big Ports
By Kevin Varley(Bloomberg) –Congestion at many of the world’s major ports offered a snapshot of supply chains trying to avoid unprecedented bottlenecks, as cargo handlers searched for the quickest way to…