port congestion

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.

Major retailers and suppliers reassured the White House they have a handle on supply chain volatility and can meet consumer demand.

Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.

Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.

Double demurrage in Seattle: A terminal operator is adding a second layer of fees for extended container dwell times.

Despite reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them as efficiency issues continue to plague terminal operators.

Record number of container ships waiting but they’re harder to see, as new plan spreads queue across Pacific.

Cargo is moving a bit more smoothly at the Southern California ports, giving officials reason to hold off assessing stiff storage fees.

Ship arrival data confirms seasonal surge to Southern California has ebbed — even as port congestion has risen.

Convoy’s #NoEmptyMiles campaign hits new heights; the importance of verifying equipment type; a halt to the impending fees at LA and Long Beach ports; and one more acquisition.

CalTrans is boosting the weight limit for port truckers. The regulatory change was made with good intentions, but can it work?

Zim’s profits are still going up — way up — despite more vessels getting snared in West Coast port gridlock.

Onboarding accounts should be a bigger thing than it is; airports used as container storage yards; airfreight is now an affordable option; and a few more quarterly earnings dissected.

Los Angeles and Long Beach hold off on charging highly controversial fee on import containers.

Rates expected to remain strong into 2022, fallout from new ship deliveries in 2023-2024 to be muted.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Georgia port officials are pulling every lever possible to reduce shipping delays that are having a national impact.

California officials are trying to address a perceived shortage of truck drivers by making it easier to get a license.