Lori Ann LaRocco
- Aug- 2022 -2 AugustNews
Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee, mandatory export levels
The Port of New York and New Jersey has announced a container fee on long-dwelling import or export containers, aiming to reduce an excess of empty containers dwelling at the…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -29 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: Flow of trade flashing more inflation despite decreased consumer demand
“Peak season” is a term in maritime that really has lost all meaning. Since the pandemic began, the ports have been processing record volumes of containers. Inventories were wiped out…
Read More » - 25 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: Why Europe is so important to the empty-container supply
All the pipes of trade are connected. If one pipe starts to have empty-container constriction, container prices will be influenced across the board.
Read More » - 18 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: Another round of COVID testing in China means drayage delays coming
China’s “dynamic COVID-zero policy” means more government-mandated testing — and more drayage delays.
Read More » - 15 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: Rail service from LA/Long Beach ports moving at speed of sloth
The buildup of vessels anchored off East and West Coast ports translates to around $30 billion, according to MDS Transmodal.
Read More » - 6 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: German labor talks at impasse
Contract talks between German port employers and labor union ver.di have bogged down over questions about inflation’s impact on wage increases.
Read More » - 1 JulyAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: How do you put value on today’s longshore workers?
Labor strikes and slowdowns at ports in Germany, Antwerp, Belgium, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, are crippling trade and could trigger more logistical inflationary pressures for U.S. importers and consumers.
Read More » - 1 JulyAmerican Shipper
Port director says East Coast seeing a boom
Port of New York and New Jersey executive director says the flow of trade originally bound for the West Coast and redirected to the East Coast has been substantial.
Read More » - Jun- 2022 -28 JuneAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: The jaws of trade squeezing the supply chain
The jaws of the supply chain vise are squeezing trade so tight that the headache it is creating will be a whopper for logistics managers this peak season.
Read More » - 21 JuneAmerican Shipper
Viewpoint: CNBC heat map highlights global events that can impact US supply chain
The peak season of 2022 presents a variety of challenges for logistics managers, according to the latest findings of the CNBC Heat Map. East Coast ports continue to see tremendous…
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