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Record shattered: 65 container ships stuck waiting off California
Supply chain crisis deepens as more imports snared in historic ship queue off Los Angeles/Long Beach.
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Shipping chaos gives top importers ‘massive competitive edge’
As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.
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Clock ticking for Christmas imports as West Coast congestion mounts
Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’
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Global demand isn’t booming. So why are shipping rates this high?
Maersk results offer more evidence that capacity constraints and U.S. — not worldwide — demand drive rates.
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In the eye of the congestion storm: Q&A with Port of LA’s Gene Seroka
Los Angeles’ port boss speaks to American Shipper about congestion challenges — and potential release valves.
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Los Angeles port braces for Yantian catch-up, peak season combo
Wave of cargo delayed by COVID outbreak in Yantian, China, is starting to hit California’s already strained terminals.
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Container lines set to topple quarterly profit records (again)
New disclosures by lines point to massive ocean-carrier profits in the second quarter.
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Container lines are poised to hit a $100 billion profit jackpot
Ocean carriers could make up for two decades’ worth of losses in a single year as demand overwhelms vessel supply.
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Container shipping’s stranger-than-fiction first half of 2021
California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?
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How China became the big winner of the COVID era
A year and a half after COVID emerged in Wuhan, China’s exporters, liners, shipyards and container factories are all booming.
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