U.S. East Coast ports

November volumes rose nearly 4% year-over-year, although on a sequential basis, volumes fell nearly 9% from October.

The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority unanimously approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project that would increase on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.

Lawmakers have introduced bills that would tap into unspent COVID-19 relief funds to help compensate vessel owners looking to reroute ships away from choked Southern California ports.