Port Congestion

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


Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Global Supply Chain Faces ‘Very Prolonged’ Crisis, Port Operator ICTSI Says
Shipping

Global Supply Chain Faces ‘Very Prolonged’ Crisis, Port Operator ICTSI Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The world faces “very prolonged” disruptions to shipping cargo flows, an executive at

October 20, 2021
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Monday, October 18, 2021
Maersk Asks Customers to Divert Returned Empties from Clogged Felixstowe
Ports

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
Ports

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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Friday, October 15, 2021
coffee beans
Shipping

Shipping Disruptions Seen Keeping Coffee Prices High for Longer

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Disruptions to transportation of coffee around the world, caused by container shortages and port

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 1225

Rising Rates and Capacity Problems for Shippers Frustrated by Skipped Port Calls
Shipping

Rising Rates and Capacity Problems for Shippers Frustrated by Skipped Port Calls

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates from Asia to the US have re-gained traction after China’s Golden Week holiday, while rates to

October 15, 2021
Total Views: 1597

port of long beach truck gates
Ports

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: 1130

Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor
Ports

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
Ports

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: 4725

Thursday, October 14, 2021
port of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Supply Chain Too Snarled for Biden’s Christmas Fix, Experts Say

By Nandita Bose and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is pushing to ease supply shortages and tame rising prices in time

October 14, 2021
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Wild Weather Sparks Ship Backlog From Shenzhen to Singapore
Ports

Wild Weather Sparks Ship Backlog From Shenzhen to Singapore

By Kyunghee Park and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — A tropical storm that’s lashing southern China mixed with Covid-related supply chain snarls is causing

October 14, 2021
Total Views: 1620

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal
Ports

Carriers Skip Congestion-Hit Port of Savannah

French shipping giant CMA CGM says it will suspend calls at the Port of Savannah on the U.S. East Coast due to severe congestion and long wait times. The

October 13, 2021
Total Views: 6759

port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Ports

Biden Enlists Private Sector Help to Fix Bottlenecks Threatening Holiday Sales

By Alexandra Alper, Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged the private sector to help ease

October 13, 2021
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Felixstowe Congestion Could Lead to $2 Billion of Stranded UK Imports, Says Report
Ports

Felixstowe Congestion Could Lead to $2 Billion of Stranded UK Imports, Says Report

By Charlie Bartlett, European Correspondent (The Loadstar) – Appraisals of the situation at Felixstowe conflicted today – a report warned

October 13, 2021
Total Views: 985

port of los angeles
Ports

White House Outlines Efforts to Address Supply Chain Bottlenecks at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – Fact Sheet

The Biden Administration is set to unveil plans to address bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In a White House “Fact Sheet”

October 13, 2021
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Maersk Diverts Ships From Busy U.K. Ports Short on Truckers
Shipping

Maersk Diverts Ships From Busy U.K. Ports Short on Truckers

By Brendan Murray and Siddharth Philip (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said it had to divert some ships from the U.K.’s largest container port

October 12, 2021
Total Views: 2826

Tropical Storm Kompasu 2021
Marine Weather

Ports Close In China As Tropical Storm Kompasu Nears

The number of vessels waiting to enter one of the world’s busiest ports jumped to the most since August, threatening to further snarl global supply chains

October 12, 2021
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Friday, October 8, 2021
containerships anchored off port of los angeles
Shipping

Retail Imports Remain Near Records, But Could Be Higher Without Port Congestion, NRF Says

Imports through the nation’s top retail containers ports should remain at near-record levels this month, but could be even higher if not for port

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 541

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motor at sxsw
News

Musk Says Ship Shortage Threatens Tesla’s Growth

By Peter Vercoe (Bloomberg) A double-whammy of a global shortage of ships and chips is the only thing standing in the way of Tesla Inc. maintaining sales

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 1767

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
A Record Number of Ships Are Anchored Near the Pipeline Responsible for California’s Oil Spill: Could One Have Caused the Leak?
Shipping

A Record Number of Ships Are Anchored Near the Pipeline Responsible for California’s Oil Spill: Could One Have Caused the Leak?

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct 5 (Reuters) – Ships in record numbers have jammed the port complex near this

October 5, 2021
Total Views: 3172

general cargo bulk ship
Shipping

Coca-Cola Turns to Bulkers Amid Container Shipping’s Chaos

The chaos in container shipping has forced some brands like Home Depot, Ikea and Costco to get creative with their supply chains. We can now add The Coca-Cola

October 5, 2021
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