Port of Long Beach

May was one of the busiest months in history for the container ports of Long Beach and Charleston.

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The number of container ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach recently sank to 25, the lowest tally since July 2021.

Supply chain bottlenecks on the West Coast last year were evident in global port ranking data.

Safety stats show resilience despite aging ships, cut corners on maintenance and rising pressure on seafarers.

According to maritime expert John McCown, the U.S. ports with the strongest April performance were Charleston, South Carolina; Houston; and New York/New Jersey.

‘Right now, we don’t see a huge buildup of volumes because of the closedown in Shanghai,’ reports Maersk CEO Soren Skou.

CEO Brad Wright explains how Chunker’s short-term container storage model reduces risk for shippers.

The U.S. Maritime Administration issued a final environmental impact statement for the Pier B on-dock rail facility at Long Beach and approved the project.

Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach executive director, says there have been “notable improvements across the supply chain,” but lockdowns in China could change that.

The debate heats up on whether this is the beginning of the end of container shipping’s bull run.

Dirty trucks will pay $10 per TEU in and out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to raise money for zero-emission trucks and infrastructure.

Federal regulators will begin to assess how container lines are serving U.S. exporters.

California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.

DOT is leading a freight data exchange pilot project that it envisions as a long-term effort to speed cargo flow and cut costs for consumers.

COVID lockdowns haven’t closed Chinese ports yet. If they do, U.S. importers face “shockwave” of higher rates and delays.

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

There are now more container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports than there are off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

“Efforts to successfully move aging cargo out of shipping terminals” improve the picture at California’s San Pedro Bay ports.

One-year agreement will allow for at least 20,000 boxes to be stored off-site, state says.