Port of Los Angeles

“Additional stress on an already-overloaded system tends to further destabilize the system.”

Speed, safety and reliability are taken into account when choosing truck routes.

Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?

China is again the top trading partner of the United States, with trade totaling $59.6 billion for October.

Port communities in LA, Charleston and Philadelphia already at risk, officials assert.

“While COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted how many American families will celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we are very proud to be providing a bit of home.”

Quick action comes on heels of a call for action by key trade group; Commissioner Maffei says it may not be enough

Platform is designed to improve efficiency of returning empty containers.

Where we’re seeing the need for ocean freight-related ingenuity, logistics tech companies are beginning to fill the space, but we are far from seeing the full potential realized.

Air cargo carrier names Yulia Celetaria health care director and forms vaccine task force.

Trucking and rail volumes remain elevated while the imports fade. Is this is beginning of the end of the 2020 freight boom?

There are not enough containers in China to handle all the U.S.-bound cargo — and box factories are now sold out into Q2.

The trans-Pacific capacity crunch continues. Container volume that’s either inbound to Los Angeles or stuck at anchorage is surging.

The trans-Pacific market is bursting at the seams as shippers rush in holiday cargoes.

On a collision course: holiday timing, surging consumer demand, thin inventories, and capacity constraints for container liners and ports.

“Several months into this pandemic, we are now seeing positive signs by these cargo volume totals.”

Port of Virginia gets $20.2 million for container yard expansion.

“Regardless of who wins the upcoming elections, our country is in desperate need of a cohesive export plan as well as an infrastructure program and a digitization strategy for ports across the country,” says Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Freight volumes are not the only thing putting pressure on capacity.

Anthony and Zach bring on Maritime expert Henry Byers to discuss the near- and long-term impacts to the domestic freight market resulting from the record-breaking influx of shipments from Asia.