By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — With a near-record 75 container ships waiting outside the U.S.’s largest port complex in southern California, unionized dockworkers have strengthened their indispensable role in the supply chain. Facing…
west coast port congestion
Effective Immediately And Set To Last For 90 days, Long Beach Eases Container Rules
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter…
Containerships Headed for West Coast Poised to Worsen Port Bottleneck
By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The backlog of ships outside the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — America’s largest gateway for ocean freight — is poised to worsen. …
‘Congestion-Free’ Port of Oakland Makes Call for More Cargo
Officials at the Port of Oakland are calling on shipping lines to route more cargo to the “congestion-free” Bay Area port as supply chains problems continue to plague ports in…
Biden’s Port Crisis Plan Seeks Inland Terminals, More Truckers
By Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Commitments from shippers and cargo owners to move toward around-the-clock unloading at the docks in Los Angeles are a first step to addressing a national supply-chain…
Congestion Hits Throughput at Port of Long Beach in September
Congestion at the Port of Long Beach hit throughput in September with volumes falling nearly 6% compared to the same month last year. Long Beach, the nation’s second busiest port…
Supply Chain Too Snarled for Biden’s Christmas Fix, Experts Say
By Nandita Bose and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is pushing to ease supply shortages and tame rising prices in time for Christmas, but unsnarling…
Dear Port Of Los Angeles, It’s Time To Call The Marines
By John Konrad (OpEd) Gene Seroka, Executive Director Of The Port Of Los Angeles, is fighting a war of attrition that history shows he will loose. Fortunately there is a better way. The Marine Corps Way.
Los Angeles Port Chief Calls for More Federal Funding for Congested West Coast Ports
By Jill R. Shah (Bloomberg) — The U.S. federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is the nation’s…
Coast Guard Monitoring Backlog of Containerships at Puget Sound Anchorages
The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a backlog of containerships anchored in the greater Puget Sound area as ports along the West Coast of the United States and Canada from…