FedEx Logistics is the latest company to find an alternative to big-port congestion by taking freight business to the Port of Hueneme in California.
No letup yet: It’s taking even longer for Asian exports to get across Pacific to American buyers.
The finger-pointing of blame and the political promises and suggestions are not improving the flow of trade.
“This year will be the year for Maersk to ensure green solutions are developed end to end,” said Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, CEO of fleet and strategic brands at Maersk.
DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted holiday season wins at the ports of LA and Long Beach while addressing shipping-sector prices.
2021 was a banner year for The Port of Virginia, SC Ports and Alabama Port Authority.
More COVID control measures in China are impacting international goods movement.
Shares of Zim are flirting with a new peak while shares of ship-leasing, dry bulk and tanker companies lose ground.
The Biden administration wants consumer protection regulators to examine whether giant retailers are creating supply chain distortions for smaller businesses.
Popular interest in the supply chain may have faded, but the pileup of ships waiting offshore keeps growing.
A small COVID outbreak is curtailing industrial operations in the Chinese city of Ningbo and the port could soon feel the ripple effects.
The latest partial closure of the Port of Ningbo has forwarders shifting strategies to keep the flow of trade moving.
The leading spokesman in Washington for the world’s container trades offers his take on the implications of potential regulatory changes in 2022.
The U.S. government is monitoring for omicron-related disruptions “at ports overseas and at home,” according to port envoy John Porcari.
New barometer from NY Federal Reserve highlights how extreme supply chain crunch has become.
“2022 must be the year where commitments are turned into concrete steps and binding regulations,” said Madeline Rose, climate campaign director at Pacific Environment.
Alabama officials announced plans for the A-USA Corridor, a $231.6 million program of rail projects to upgrade rail infrastructure throughout the state.
Agriculture exporters on the West Coast are feeling neglected by ocean carriers. The Port of Oakland is trying to make more equipment available so they can ship their goods.
How could the consensus — that container spot rates will remain extremely high — be wrong?
Small ports were one solution for big-port problems in 2021. Shippers that could find a vessel were able to get their cargo processed quickly by shifting to a secondary port.
