port congestion

Dysfunction at the nation’s largest port helps explain why the U.S. is losing the trade war to China.

An internal process audit can be easier than you think, ships waiting for berths in San Pedro Bay have finally decreased, and Canada can’t quit with border issues.

The number of ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach fell 23% over the past week.

Traxens CEO David Marchand says that “known port congestion is only the tip of the iceberg.”

While much of the focus in 2021 was on the supply chain, the toll it took on e-commerce sellers was dramatic.

In this exclusive interview with American Shipper, the port envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force discusses the state of the ports, the challengers at hand and the outlook for the future.

Despite the victory of saving Christmas, the congestion problems at the nation’s largest ports have not improved.

A new export container subsidy at the Port of Oakland received a tepid response from lawmakers pushing for a major overhaul of shipping regulations.

SoCal imports suffering multimonth slide, not because of falling demand, but because of supply chain bottlenecks.

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.

The finger-pointing of blame and the political promises and suggestions are not improving the flow of trade.

The benefits of pets in the cab, port woes in the U.S. and China, and no usual post-holiday dip in volumes.

More COVID control measures in China are impacting international goods movement.

A small COVID outbreak is curtailing industrial operations in the Chinese city of Ningbo and the port could soon feel the ripple effects.

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.

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.

Port of Los Angeles is going vessel operators to clear out empty containers or else face big fines.

Putting money on what American Shipper readers were clicking on in 2021 would be a safe bet.

“Expectations are that high consumer demand and low inventory levels will keep rates elevated well into next year,” says Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta.