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- American Shipper
Can accordion-style folding containers unclog crowded ports, distribution centers?
Folding five empty shipping containers into the space of one could curb smuggling, save shippers money and reduce emissions.
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GSCW chat: Port of Oakland works to increase export capacity
Some big ports are import focused. The Port of Oakland is a big export port. It is trying to restore the traditional import/export balance.
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Ports of LA, Long Beach clear containers, set January records
“Efforts to successfully move aging cargo out of shipping terminals” improve the picture at California’s San Pedro Bay ports.
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Port of Oakland plans empty container yard to help ag exporters
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…
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LA port pressures ocean carriers to remove empty containers faster
Port of Los Angeles is going vessel operators to clear out empty containers or else face big fines.
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Retailers open pop-up container yards to bypass Savannah port jams
Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.
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Container traffic at Port Houston registers best month ever: 297,621 TEUs
Port Houston’s year-to-date container traffic increased 15% in TEUs compared to the first six months in 2020.
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Port of LA lengthens ‘unprecedented run’
“This was by far the busiest April in the port’s 114-year history, outpacing the previous record set just back in 2019 by a hefty 29%.”
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‘Ongoing cargo boom’ drives Port of Long Beach’s record April
E-commerce spurs a year-over-year container volume hike of 43.6%.
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Empty-container rush signals worst yet to come for shipping community
Containers have been in short supply, exacerbated by gross trade imbalances between the U.S. and China. The surging flow of empties moving back to the…
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