Port of Long Beach

Intermodal was supposed to be the growth engine for rail.

The pandemic, trade war and a communication gap have muddled implementation of a $10-per-TEU surcharge.

U.S. importers turn to Chinese sellers in the wake of COVID.

Freight is getting crammed into the U.S. West Coast as fast as carriers can pick it up. How long will it last?

Top July welcome news amid “devastating effects of the coronavirus on the economy.”

Asia-U.S. ocean freight rates are hitting record highs as import demand outpaces vessel supply.

Ports on the Atlantic are losing imports from Europe as well as Asia.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission found during its Fact Finding 29 investigation that the Port of New York and New Jersey showed supply chain resolve during the coronavirus pandemic.

With airfreight capacity squeezed and rates high between China and the U.S., ocean freight consolidators offer the option of fast, cheaper less-than-container load, trans-Pacific services.

Freightliner’s test fleet of 30 electric trucks has circled the world an equivalent of a dozen times as they make drayage runs and a variety of deliveries in Southern California. Daimler Trucks North America plans regular production of electric trucks in 2022.

Raja Narayanan joins industry disrupter “at this pivotal time where the world is adapting to the new normal.”

OffPeak praised for enabling Southern California distribution centers to operate second shifts.

U.S. shippers importing cargo from Asia are getting some price relief.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.

Canceled San Pedro Bay calls more than doubled in the first half of the year compared to 2019.

“Optics” are bad but freight pricing doesn’t appear to meet regulatory bar for intervention.

HTA CEO Weston LaBar says West Coast container ports have suffered a 19.4% loss in market share since 2006.

E-commerce and coronavirus fallout are buoying container services from Asia to the West Coast.

Long Beach mayor taps ILWU officer Bobby Olvera Jr. to serve as commissioner.