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Friday, January 29, 2021
Biggest Gateway for U.S. Imports Hit by Record Ship Bottleneck
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Biggest Gateway for U.S. Imports Hit by Record Ship Bottleneck

By Brendan Murray – Ship congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit an unprecedented level, worsening the bottleneck at the busiest

January 29, 2021
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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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: 2192

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm
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Anchored Containerships Off Los Angeles/Long Beach Flee Winter Storm

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships enduring one of the worst U.S. port bottlenecks in more than a decade faced down another obstacle as they

January 26, 2021
Total Views: 8079

Friday, January 15, 2021
Port of Los Angeles Reports Fourth-Busiest Year on Record in 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Fourth-Busiest Year on Record in 2020

The Port of Los Angeles reported its fourth best year on record in 2020 as a late-year surge of pandemic-induced consumer spending helped boost volumes to near

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 1067

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
COVID Restocking Surge Continues at Port of Los Angeles
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COVID Restocking Surge Continues at Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles reports that November cargo volumes were up more than 20 percent compared to last year on a combination of increased consumer spending,

December 16, 2020
Total Views: 2391

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Nation’s Busiest Port, Buried in Imports, Plucks Out Toys to Load Santa’s Sleigh

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive stacks

December 16, 2020
Total Views: 2391

Thursday, December 3, 2020
Opinion: Container Shipping Is Booming Again. That Probably Won’t Last
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Opinion: Container Shipping Is Booming Again. That Probably Won’t Last

By Justin Fox (Bloomberg Opinion) — The two busiest ports in the U.S., the neighboring facilities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been setting new

December 3, 2020
Total Views: 5564

Sunday, November 22, 2020
Boatloads of Cargo Off Los Angeles Grind Gears of World Economy
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Boatloads of Cargo Off Los Angeles Grind Gears of World Economy

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — A flotilla of almost a dozen cargo vessels sits anchored just south of Los Angeles this weekend, waiting for berth

November 22, 2020
Total Views: 7364

Friday, November 20, 2020
Port of Los Angeles Reports Busiest Month Ever on Loaded Imports, Empty Exports
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Busiest Month Ever on Loaded Imports, Empty Exports

The Port of Los Angeles processed a little over 980,000 twenty-foot equivalent containers in October to set a new record for the busiest month in the

November 20, 2020
Total Views: 3182

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
U.S. Import Boom Delaying Cargo at Nation’s Busiest Port
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U.S. Import Boom Delaying Cargo at Nation’s Busiest Port

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Record cargo imports are causing delays that are rippling from the nation’s busiest U.S. port

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 3377

Thursday, October 15, 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Struggles With Surge Of Unscheduled Ships

by Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and retailers prepare for

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 229

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as China Imports Boom
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Ships Wait to Unload at Port of Los Angeles as China Imports Boom

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Incoming cargo to the Port of Los Angeles is surging as businesses restock depleted inventories and

October 14, 2020
Total Views: 345

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Strongest Month Ever in August

The Port of Los Angeles recorded its first monthly cargo increase of the year in August as imports soared to a record high, helping the port to its strongest

September 15, 2020
Total Views: 117

Friday, August 14, 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Reports Best Month of 2020

The Port of Los Angeles says it saw its busiest month so far this year in July as retailers restock inventories ahead of the holiday season. The port said

August 14, 2020
Total Views: 71

Thursday, July 16, 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Down 17% in First Half 2020

More than 776,000 fewer twenty-foot equivalent cargo containers moved across the docks at the Port of Los Angeles in the first half of 2020 compared to last

July 16, 2020
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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New Cargo Handling World Record Set at Port of Los Angeles

A new world record for the most container movements during a single ship call was set last week at the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of LA reports

June 23, 2020
Total Views: 227

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Fall 30% in May
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Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Fall 30% in May

Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles fell by nearly third in May as trade continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and lingering trade war with

June 10, 2020
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Port of Los Angeles Volumes Shrink as Coronavirus Saps Demand

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Reuters) – Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles is down 15.5% so far this year as the novel coronavirus upends

May 6, 2020
Total Views: 37

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Port of Los Angeles Volumes Plunge 30% in March
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Port of Los Angeles Volumes Plunge 30% in March

Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in the United States, fell more than 30% in March as the COVID-19 crises increasingly hit the global

April 9, 2020
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy
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Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles is facing federal felony charges for allegedly running a train locomotive at full speed off the end tracks towards

April 1, 2020
Total Views: 1238
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