Ports

More than a year after U.S. consumer purchasing began to build momentum after COVID-19 shutdowns, the cargo boom continues at the nation’s top port for

By Kevin Varley and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The biggest U.S. trade gateway with Asia is clogged with the most inbound container vessels in more than six months,

by Muyu Xu (Reuters) Several Chinese ports are facing congestion as vessels due to call at Ningbo are being diverted and cargo processing is slowed partly due

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Today, AIS data from VesselsValue shows around 50 containerships at anchor near Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, where

By Abdul Rahman Muchtar (Reuters) – A vehicle with a flashing siren and “Makassar COVID Hunter” written on the side pulls up to

By Joe Deaux and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — A Covid outbreak that has partially shut one of the world’s busiest container ports

by Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Ports and shipping companies are diverting vessels from a container terminal in China’s busiest marine transportation hub

by James Mayger (Bloomberg) China partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker became infected with Covid, threatening more

BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Congestion off China’s top two container ports Shanghai and Ningbo is worsening following the shutdown of a

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Ports have taken center stage during COVID-19. While countless airports, roads, and trains ground to a halt during the peak of the

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – One of Ningbo’s container terminals has closed due to a positive Covid test, sparking fears of a Yantian-style

Imports at the United States’ largest retail container ports should hit yet another record in August as consumer demand continues to stretch supply

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Growing congestion fears in Asia are being matched by an apparent resurgence of delays at US west coast

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Cathryn Spain spends most of her workdays motoring up and down the River Thames, a senior harbor master making sure

Port Houston says its two container terminals have reopened after a “hardware failure” halted operations on Tuesday. Truck traffic and access to

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault have announced plans to allocate $250 million in COVID-related

By Thomas Black (Bloomberg) — A worsening traffic jam clogging global cargo arteries won’t ease up until after the 2022 Chinese New Year in February,

Update: Port Houston’s container terminals remain shut Thursday morning. An update is expected soon. The Port of Houston’s two container terminals

The government of Belgium has expanded its seafarer vaccination campaign to include all seafarers visiting Belgian ports, regardless of nationality. Starting