Marine Exchange of Southern California
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Container
‘March madness’ at LA port amid ‘once in a lifetime’ surge
Imports into Los Angeles at not slowing down. Can the backlog be cleared before the peak-season swell begins?
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Container
Demand boom on collision course with ocean transport ceiling
Bad timing: Still-rising cargo demand is coinciding with container-shipping constraints in the wake of the Suez Canal crisis.
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American Shipper
Could America’s historic import crunch get even worse?
California’s container-ship traffic jam is slightly less jammed but import pressure remains high. One analyst warns the worst may be yet to come.
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Container
California port pileup leaves old records in the dust
How does California congestion rank versus 2015 logjam caused by tensions with dockworkers union? It’s not even close: 2021 wins by a long shot.
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Container
New video shows massive scope of California box-ship traffic jam
Here’s a helicopter view courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard of container-ship armada off Los Angeles and Long Beach (WITH VIDEO).
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Supply Chains
Global supply chains choke under tsunami of freight
Thanks to COVID, there are no seasonal highs and lows for international shipping. There is so much demand for goods that the peak season never…
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News
Inside California’s colossal container-ship traffic jam
There are more container ships stuck off California than at any time since 2004. What’s behind the pileup? When can it be cleared?
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Maritime
US Coast Guard monitoring oil tanker buildup off California (with video)
Triple the number of vessels at anchorage increases risk of oil spill.
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