American Shipper

Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.

In this exclusive Q&A, Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei notes that “the supply chain is overheated. It’s like we are going from nine lanes to four lanes and then squeezing more traffic into them.”

Texas ports like Freeport have embarked on major expansion projects to handle larger ships.

Cargo is becoming a sexier line of business for passenger carriers.

Container giant earned $5.1 billion in the second quarter and expects earnings of $18 billion-$19.5 billion for the year.

U.S. inventory-to-sales ratio still historically low as key import source — China — faces growing delta variant risk.

The “trapped” crews found many ways to pass the time, including holding their own Bitter Lake Olympiad, in celebration of the Tokyo Olympics of 1968.

U.S. Customs and the Transportation Security Administration have different programs for preventing explosives from being smuggled onto aircraft in the cargo. A new report recommends ways to further improve security.

An American company has accused foreign ocean carriers of abusing the container market to pad their profits.

Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.

Ocean Network Express says the “economic environment is now changing” and it cannot forecast what the rest of 2021 holds, but Hapag-Lloyd can. It expects to triple 2020’s EBITDA.

We have a new winner in the ocean shipping game of “How High Can Rates Go?” — about 15 times higher than before the COVID crisis.

Disparities between container index prices wider than ever after big course correction by Freightos.

The port’s Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals have been closed as the result of the hardware failure that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Air cargo throughput is expected to continue its upward trend after a strong first-half showing, IATA said.

The Ever Given, stuck in the Suez Canal for six days in March, finally berthed at the Port of Rotterdam on Thursday.

Senate lawmakers find more money for highways and ports in a bipartisan infrastructure package.

The port told customers the hardware failure wasn’t related to a cyberattack.

U.S. shippers this holiday season will need more than Rudolph’s red nose to guide them through the whiteout of congestion.

The union representing thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of “significant disruption to the flow of goods” if its members go on strike.