The White House is asking carriers to play nice with exporters, but next year Congress may give it a hammer to use if shipping practices don’t change.
The Health Industry Distributors Association said that between 8,000 to 12,000 containers filled with millions of critical medical supplies are delayed.
Port Hueneme is an example of a niche port that is attracting more container shipments because of bottlenecks at big seaports.
Wreaths Across America kicks off, helping newly unemployed truckers land on solid ground, and the fastest way to import goods to the U.S. from China.
A look at the end of Central Freight Lines, the port congestion blame game between drivers and officials, and investments no one asked for.
The effects of port congestion on independent contractors may be underplayed in a recent driver satisfaction survey.
After brief reprieve, trans-Pacific shipping rates head back up, pointing to ongoing supply chain pressure.
California drayage company Orange Avenue Express alleges ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd is forcing it to act as a storage facility for refrigerated containers.
The container shipping surge shows no signs of letup, but the Southern California ports say they are slowly clearing out the backlogs.
The number of ships waiting to berth at the Port of Vancouver reached 60 as congestion continues while rail service slowly recovers from storms.
Controversial plan to charge for containers lingering on terminals keeps getting delayed. Yet containers still linger.
The World Shipping Council warns of too much government intrusion while taking heat for sky-high carrier profits.
Georgia port officials are engaged in what appears to be the largest current expansion of a port in North America.
Industry cooperation removing containers from the docks has convinced port officials to hold off imposing penalties for excess storage.
COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.
Marine Exchange now counts ships waiting farther out to sea, confirming just how big the backlog really is.
Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.
Congestion can be attributed to increased ship traffic, a lack of labor and crane availability, and the sea of empty containers rising throughout Southern California.
While technically the congestion has decreased in the bay because of the new queuing system, that does not mean the vessels do not exist. They do.
Despite claims to the contrary, the ship backlog is not getting smaller. Vessels are waiting on both sides of the Pacific.
