Southern California ports would need two weeks with zero vessel arrivals to clear logjam — but the ships keep coming.
Supply chain crisis deepens as more imports snared in historic ship queue off Los Angeles/Long Beach.
The Port of Long Beach has broken monthly cargo records 13 of the past 14 months.
More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.
As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.
News about BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Trinity Industries and TTCI.
Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.
Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.
Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.
Container ships in the congestion-plagued trans-Pacific trade have stepped on the gas, with some vessels now topping 20 knots.
Wave of cargo delayed by COVID outbreak in Yantian, China, is starting to hit California’s already strained terminals.
California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?
May was the busiest month in the 114-year history of America’s busiest port.
Container spot rates spiked again, with new records set. For importers, the worst is yet to come.
The “unprecedented” influx of imports continues on the West and East coasts.
Retailers at increasing risk of not getting goods from Asia on shelves as ocean transport system hits limit.
Rather than awaiting national-level solutions to trade imbalance and demand surges, shippers and carriers should act now to modernize operations across the supply chain.
Ships at anchor are unlikely to clear by peak season. Congestion is forcing wide-scale voyage cancellations.
E-commerce spurs a year-over-year container volume hike of 43.6%.
Importers are scrambling as demand sails past ocean transport supply. The numbers paint an ominous picture for cargo shippers.
