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Monday, December 6, 2021
Stacked containers are shown as ships unload their cargo at the Port of Los Angeles
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Continue to Postpone New Container Dwell Fee

The port of Los Angeles and Long Beach will once again postpone the new container dwell fees on imports as they continue to monitor the flow of cargo through

December 6, 2021
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Port of savannah ship loading at berth
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Port of Savannah Reports Busiest Month on Record in October

The Port of Savannah handled all-time record cargo in October as it works to expedite its terminal capacity expansion. The Port of Savannah faces some of the

December 6, 2021
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New Counting Method Suggests U.S. Ship Logjam Is Longer Than Ever
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New Counting Method Suggests U.S. Ship Logjam Is Longer Than Ever

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The number of container ships headed for the busiest U.S. port complex has risen to close to 100 under a new

December 6, 2021
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Friday, December 3, 2021
DP World Pulls Out of Haifa Port Privatization Bid
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DP World Pulls Out of Haifa Port Privatization Bid

JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Dubai’s DP World has pulled out of a joint bid with an Israeli company to privatise Israel’s Haifa port,

December 3, 2021
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
US Labor Secretary Visits Top West Coast Ports as Union Talks Loom
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US Labor Secretary Visits Top West Coast Ports as Union Talks Loom

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. labor secretary on Tuesday met with unions and employers at the nation’s busiest port

November 30, 2021
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Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
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Marine Exchange: New Ship Queueing Process at Los Angeles and Long Beach is Working

New ship queuing process off Southern California ports may not be perfect, but for now it’s working, according to one of the entities responsible for

November 30, 2021
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Pop-Up Container Yards Offer Pressure Valve for Port Congestion
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Pop-Up Container Yards Offer Pressure Valve for Port Congestion

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Walmart has developed an empty space near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach into a pop-up container

November 30, 2021
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cargo ships loading at port of oakland
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Port of Oakland Blames Bypassing Ships for Cargo Decline in October

Forty-three percent fewer ships called at Oakland in October due to delays elsewhere, the port said. The Port of Oakland is blaming bypassing ships for a steep

November 30, 2021
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Monday, November 29, 2021
The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, California
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Walmart CEO Says Biden Supply Chain Push Is Easing Bottlenecks

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Walmart Inc Chief Executive Doug McMillon on Monday hailed the Biden administration’s efforts to ease supply chain

November 29, 2021
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Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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San Pedro Ports Delay Container Dwell Fee By Another Week Citing ‘Improved Fluidity’

The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have once again postponed the implementation of their new container dwell fee for another week. The delay is

November 29, 2021
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CMA CGM Launches Incentive Program for Early Container Pickup at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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CMA CGM Launches Incentive Program for Early Container Pickup at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

French shipping group CMA CGM has launched a new incentive program aimed at speeding up the flow of cargo through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The

November 29, 2021
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Sunday, November 28, 2021
Saudi Prince Announces Oxagon, The World’s Largest Floating Industrial Complex
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Saudi Prince Announces Oxagon, The World’s Largest Floating Industrial Complex

By Vivian Nereim (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia’s high-tech “Neom” mega-project plans to expand a tiny local port into a trade and manufacturing

November 28, 2021
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Major California Ports Continue To Delay Fees For Lingering Containers

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) –California’s ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach delayed charging fines on containers that sit on the docks for

November 24, 2021
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hapag-Lloyd’s Rerouted Container Service Makes First Call at JAXPORT
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Hapag-Lloyd’s Rerouted Container Service Makes First Call at JAXPORT

Hapag-Lloyd’s European-US container service made its inaugural visit to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) over the weekend. The shipping line’s

November 23, 2021
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Shipping containers sit on the dock at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Container Dwell Times Rose to Record in October

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The number of days containers are waiting to be picked up by trucks at California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles

November 23, 2021
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Monday, November 22, 2021
Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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San Pedro Bay Ports Again Postpone Container Dwell Fees

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach will once again postpone the new “Container Dwell Fee” as over 45,000 containers continue to linger on

November 22, 2021
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Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
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Is The U.S. Moving Cargo And Filling The Shelves?

by Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – Last week the White House released their second statement on the current supply-chain crisis.  The initial blog

November 22, 2021
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The Strange Story Of A $5B Port Hoard

By Mark Burton and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen (Bloomberg) On an industrial port about an hour’s drive toward the South China Sea coast from Ho Chi Minh City sit

November 22, 2021
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kmtc container ship Pusan Newport Terminal in Busan
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South Korean Port Exports Make Double-Digit Gains

By Jiyeun Lee (Bloomberg) –South Korea’s exports are poised to extend a run of double-digit gains in November, underpinned by chip and ship sales and

November 22, 2021
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Saturday, November 20, 2021
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
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Port Of Vancouver Which Is Already In A State Of Emergency Braces For More Rain

By Robert Tuttle and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) –Vancouver, Canada’s third-largest city, is bracing for more rain after deadly floods last

November 20, 2021
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