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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Port of Long Beach Lands New Space Tech Tenant
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Port of Long Beach Lands New Space Tech Tenant

Move over SpaceX, there’s a new rocket launch company coming to the Port of Long Beach. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Thursday approved

October 28, 2021
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Monday, October 25, 2021
port of los angeles
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Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Begin Charging Ocean Carriers for Excessive Container Dwell Times at Terminals

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced a plan to begin charging a daily fee to ocean carriers for import containers that linger in marine

October 25, 2021
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High Winds Expected at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Anchorages and Holding Areas
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High Winds Expected at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Anchorages and Holding Areas

The bomb cyclone that has impacted the Pacific Northwest since Sunday has made its way to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where close to a record

October 25, 2021
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Sunday, October 24, 2021
Tankers Are Denied Entry Into Sudan’s Territorial Waters
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Tankers Are Denied Entry Into Sudan’s Territorial Waters

DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Sudan decided to halt the entry of vessels carrying fuel into its territorial waters to avoid incurring fines due to delays in

October 24, 2021
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Friday, October 22, 2021
California Governor Signs Executive Order to Help Tackle Supply Chain Issues
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California Governor Signs Executive Order to Help Tackle Supply Chain Issues

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Thursday directing state agencies to identify additional ways to alleviate congestion at California

October 22, 2021
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containerships anchored off port of los angeles
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Containerships Headed for West Coast Poised to Worsen Port Bottleneck

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The backlog of ships outside the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — America’s largest gateway for ocean

October 22, 2021
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Thursday, October 21, 2021
Biden’s Port Envoy Urges Congress to Act on Infrastructure Bills
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Biden’s Port Envoy Urges Congress to Act on Infrastructure Bills

By Keith Laing and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — The White House’s point person on ports is urging Congress to wrap negotiations on a $550 billion

October 21, 2021
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Leading Toymaker (Not Santa) Says Supply Snags Will Not Ruin Christmas This Year
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Leading Toymaker (Not Santa) Says Supply Snags Will Not Ruin Christmas This Year

By Uday Sampath Kumar Oct 21 (Reuters) – Mattel Inc on Thursday raised its 2021 sales forecast, saying it would overcome

October 21, 2021
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Clock Ticking as Biden Tackles Supply Chain Crisis With Few Tools
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Clock Ticking as Biden Tackles Supply Chain Crisis With Few Tools

By Josh Wingrove, Jill R. Shah and Brendan Case (Bloomberg) — U.S. ports are full of goods, U.S. yards and warehouses are full of goods, hardly

October 21, 2021
Total Views: 1443

port of los angeles
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Busiest September on Record

The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the United States, reported its busiest September on record last month as supply chain disruptions

October 21, 2021
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Florida Governor DeSantis Says State’s Ports Open and Ready to Take On More Cargo
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Florida Governor DeSantis Says State’s Ports Open and Ready to Take On More Cargo

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Florida’s ports are open and ready to meet holiday demand as some of the nation’s top container ports from the

October 20, 2021
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Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
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‘Congestion-Free’ Port of Oakland Makes Call for More Cargo

Officials at the Port of Oakland are calling on shipping lines to route more cargo to the “congestion-free” Bay Area port as supply chains problems

October 20, 2021
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
cargo ships loading at port of oakland
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Port of Oakland on the Rebound as Services Return to Fully Operational Berths

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Transpacific traffic is on the rise again at the port of Oakland, as the Ocean Network Express (ONE) is

October 19, 2021
Total Views: 1913

Monday, October 18, 2021
Maersk Asks Customers to Divert Returned Empties from Clogged Felixstowe
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Maersk Asks Customers to Divert Returned Empties from Clogged Felixstowe

Danish shipping giant Maersk has offered its latest update on the supply chain situation at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s busiest port. Felixstowe is

October 18, 2021
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Sunday, October 17, 2021
shipping container
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Ship Gridlock Stretches Supply Lines Thin

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping

October 17, 2021
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Saturday, October 16, 2021
richards bay coal terminal bulk carrier dry bulk
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South African Port Declares Force Majeure

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) – South Africa’s monopoly port operator Transnet late Friday declared a force majeure at its Richards Bay Bulk

October 16, 2021
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Friday, October 15, 2021
port of long beach truck gates
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Biden’s Port Crisis Plan Seeks Inland Terminals, More Truckers

By Christopher Palmeri (Bloomberg) — Commitments from shippers and cargo owners to move toward around-the-clock unloading at the docks in Los Angeles

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 1140

Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor
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Congestion Hits Throughput at Port of Long Beach in September

Congestion at the Port of Long Beach hit throughput in September with volumes falling nearly 6% compared to the same month last year. Long Beach, the

October 15, 2021
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Containership Traffic Jam in Southeast Asia Worst Since April
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Containership Traffic Jam in Southeast Asia Worst Since April

By Kevin Varley and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Typhoon Kompasu has resulted in the worst container shipping traffic jam in months, one that now

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 4739

Thursday, October 14, 2021
Christmas Toy Shortages Loom as Cargo Clogs Major UK Port
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Christmas Toy Shortages Loom as Cargo Clogs Major UK Port

By Siddharth Philip and Deirdre Hipwell (Bloomberg) — Sirens blared as cranes lifted containers from the Ever Genius, a ship stretching four times the

October 14, 2021
Total Views: 2053