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Monday, December 27, 2021
Shipping

The Supply Chain Story: A Year-End View

By Barry Barker Anecdotally, in the last weeks of 2021, the supply chain problems, encompassing a huge swath of issues, may be getting better. Containers seem

December 27, 2021
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Ports

Port of Long Beach Receives $52 Million MARAD Grant for Rail Project

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to help fund

December 22, 2021
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Shipping

Oil Sheen Reported Offshore Southern California, Near LA-LB Anchorages

A Unified Command is responding to an oil sheen in San Pedro Bay in the vicinity of the Los Angeles and Long Beach anchorages. The sheen was first reported

December 17, 2021
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Monday, December 13, 2021
Ports

Southern California’s Empty Container Problem is Getting Worse, Truckers Say

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — Restrictions on empty-container returns at major ports are the top issue that needs fixing to help ease U.S.

December 13, 2021
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Friday, December 10, 2021
Shipping

Vanishing Ships Underscore Supply Woe: Crisis Peak Is a Mirage

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — A line of more than 80 container ships waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, was cut

December 10, 2021
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Ports

Amid Record-Breaking Year, Port of Long Beach Throughput Falls Almost 5% in November

During a year where cargo volumes have already broken annual records, the Port of Long Beach moved less cargo in November than it did a year ago. The Port

December 9, 2021
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Monday, December 6, 2021
Ports

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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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Shipping

Record Volumes at Southern California Ports to Become ‘New Normal’ After Crisis

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The record volume of cargo moving through the U.S.’s busiest port complex is likely to continue amid high

December 2, 2021
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Ports

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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Monday, November 29, 2021
Ports

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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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Ports

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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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Ports

White House Lauds Progress at Ports, Cites Shipping Competition Concerns

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday lauded improvements in clogged U.S. supply chains, with more goods moving

November 17, 2021
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Ports

FMC to Engage Ocean Carriers and Terminal Operators on Container Returns

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday announced a plan to engage with ocean carriers and marine terminal operators as part of a new initiative

November 17, 2021
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Monday, November 15, 2021
Ports

Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Authorities Postpone New Container Dwell Fees

San Pedro Bay Ports postpone dwell time fees set to start Monday as port authorities report progress despite an increasing number of containers over the

November 15, 2021
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Ports

Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Dwell Time Fees Were Start Today With More Than 48,000 Containers Dwelling Past Limit -UPDATE

Important Update: Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Authorities Postpone New Container Dwell Fees The controversial new dwell time fees, which were set to start

November 15, 2021
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Saturday, November 13, 2021
Shipping

Ships Keep Coming Even As Every Sector Of The Supply Chain Has Reached Capacity

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –The logjam of container ships outside the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach swelled to another record as

November 13, 2021
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Thursday, November 11, 2021
Ports

New Queuing Process at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Will Have Ships Waiting Far Out at Sea

Some big changes are coming for containerships queuing at the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Beginning November 16th, a new process for

November 11, 2021
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Ports

Port of Long Beach Volumes Fall in October as Terminals Hit Capacity Limits

The Port of Long Beach reported its second busiest October ever last month as it works to clear the backlog of containers that has limited capacity at

November 11, 2021
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Sunday, November 7, 2021
Ports

OPED- Who Put Gene Seroka In Charge Of National Maritime Policy?

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

November 7, 2021
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Shipping

Latest Threat in Supply Chain Nightmares Is Storm Season at Sea

By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) — Storm season is coming to the shores of Southern California, and that could make global supply-chain bottlenecks even

November 5, 2021
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