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Commentary: Intermodal missed signals? Fumbling so close to the growth goal line?

2 September 2020

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

When trying to comprehend what’s going on in complex markets, it’s best to consider multiple expert opinions. It is also prudent to consider different ways to sort the data sets available and then display them against other matched datasets.

The more views, the better the comprehension. In the digital age, there are a lot more sources.

Figure 1 (below) identifies...

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Maritime History Notes: When US intercoastal lumber trade floated fleets

27 July 2020

For over 100 years, U.S.-flag ships carried lumber from the West Coast to the East and Gulf coasts. About 40 ships were regularly employed in this trade, making about 200 voyages annually. Additionally, more than 200 smaller ships — steam schooners affectionately called the Scandinavian Navy — transported lumber from the Pacific Northwest to San Francisco and Southern California.

An interesting feature of this trade was that many of the ships were owned by lumber companies that sought to...

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ILWU: Don’t blame labor for ports’ market share drop

17 July 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently has received two written pleas to take action to prevent the state’s port industry from losing more market share. While the writers agree something must be done to stop the flow of business to ports on the East and Gulf coasts, they do not entirely agree on the causes of the loss.

Fifty-two organizations led by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) sent a letter to Newsom on Monday that said, in part, that importers began taking their business...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ilwu:-dont-blame-labor-for-ports-market-share-drop

Seroka working to stem tide of market share loss

16 July 2020

The always cool and collected Gene Seroka nearly got fired up when talking about Southern California ports’ loss of market share during a press conference on cargo volumes.

Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, gave a more than three-minute response when asked Wednesday about what steps he was taking to stop the flow of business to the East and Gulf coasts and a letter 52 organizations sent to California Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this week urging him to take action to reverse...

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California governor urged to reverse ports’ receding market share

14 July 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom got a letter Monday asking that the state take action to reverse the loss of market share at West Coast container ports.

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), the first signatory, was joined by such organizations as the California Trucking Association, Harbor Trucking Association, California Railroad Association, Future Ports, Pacific Maritime Association, National Retail Federation, Agriculture Transportation Coalition, and Pacific Coast Customs Brokers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-governor-urged-to-reverse-ports-receding-market-share

Talking TEUs and tequila

24 May 202020 May 2020

Container lines and shippers commiserated over the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on their businesses during an Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) virtual conference Wednesday.

“COVID-19 obviously has had a significant effect on the global economy, on the U.S. operations and here in Asia. It’s like we’ve almost doubled down on the complexity of the U.S.-China trade dispute we all faced together in 2019,” said Ocean Network Express (ONE) CEO Jeremy Nixon.

“After Chinese New Year here we...

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