Port Congestion

gCaptain’s full coverage of global port congestion since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Thursday, February 18, 2021
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Will Divert Ships to Battle Covid Container Congestion

By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) The Port of Los Angeles plans to divert cargo ships to other destinations because of pandemic-fueled congestion, according to the

February 18, 2021
Total Views: 3957

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Shipping

CMA CGM to Cut Transpacific Premium Service as SoCal Port Congestion Hits On-Time Deliveries

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – CMA CGM appears to be set to close its transpacific express container shipping service, after worsening congestion

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 2268

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
containerships
Ports

UK Container Port Congestion Is Unprecedented

by Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Container shipments from Asia to the UK continue to be subject to “unprecedented” delays and significant additional costs.

November 11, 2020
Total Views: 2690

Friday, October 30, 2020
Panama Canal Expansion milestone
Shipping News

Congestion Hits the Panama Canal and the Pandemic Isn’t Helping

By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Tsuyoshi Inajima and Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) –Ships carrying cargoes around the world are waiting for days to pass through the

October 30, 2020
Total Views: 364

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Port of los angeles
News

Congestion Looms at U.S. Ports

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – The repercussions of Covid-19 have begun to hit US imports. As retail outlets, as well as many manufacturing

March 31, 2020
Total Views: 191

Thursday, February 27, 2020
shanghai free trade zone
News

China’s Top Container Ports Unclog Backlog as Virus Curbs Ease

By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) – China’s top container ports are loosening the backlog of cargoes on their docks as workers

February 27, 2020
Total Views: 156