The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began charging diesel-powered drayage trucks $10 per unit entering and leaving the ports
Electric cargo bike delivery provider Urb-E is expanding to Los Angeles as the first city in an expansion of its service in 2022.
Many media outlets are reporting that a Long Beach city order will allow bigger container stacks at the port. Not true. It’s for container yards outside the harbor district.
U.S. rail terminals that handle imports are still grappling with chassis shortages, although efforts are being made to address overflow at the terminals.
Using domestic reloads and street turns are among Blume Global’s strategies to reduce empty miles and emissions.
Canceled vessel sailings are resulting in too many intermodal containers at the ports and limited container availability inland.
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan further cooperation to ensure they are the “gateway of choice in North America.”
Concerns about the port automation has sparked studies by the Port of Long Beach and other California agencies.
The Panama spread (FBX.PANA) widened last night when Freightos released new container rates for this week: rates from China to the American East Coast (FBX.CNAE) climbed to $3,683, while rates to the West Coast (FBX.CNAW) fell slightly to $2,527.
Indices are clearly signaling that the container volume coming in through the Long Beach/LA port is surging and bodes well for the holiday shopping season.
