Port Congestion

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Is the Port of Los Angeles, and its Executive Director Gene Seroka, too big to fail? Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary

By Kevin Varley(Bloomberg) –Congestion at many of the world’s major ports offered a snapshot of supply chains trying to avoid unprecedented

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The U.S.’s busiest port complex in southern California has more demand than it can handle — and that’s left

White House blog post “Improving and Tracking Supply Chains Link by Link” tries to shed light on supply chain problems and solutions. The

Satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide near key U.S. ports suggest that increased shipping activity and backlogs may be affecting air quality. Congestion

Central banks, already retreating from their view that inflation is “transitory,” may be forced to counter rising prices with earlier-than-expected

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest shipping hubs are suffering elevated levels of congestion as containers pile up at seaports from

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — With a near-record 75 container ships waiting outside the U.S.’s largest port complex in southern

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new fee on ocean carriers for import containers that linger in marine terminals. The Long Beach Board

By Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s point-person for clearing the supply-chain bottleneck in southern California hailed a new

American consumers are expected to spend up to $859 billion on holiday shopping this season, possibly shattering previous records, the National Retail

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 2M carriers, Maersk and MSC, with VSA partner Zim, will drop Seattle from the schedule of their TP9/Eagle/ZP9

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The U.S.’s biggest retail lobby asked Congress to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package as well as update shipping

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

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

By Clara Molot and Amelia Pollard (Bloomberg) –As brand-name retailers nationwide struggle to fill shelves, a crop of online platforms that

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a

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

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

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