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Friday, October 1, 2021
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Ports

Dear Port Of Los Angeles, It’s Time To Call The Marines

By John Konrad (OpEd) Gene Seroka, Executive Director Of The Port Of Los Angeles, is fighting a war of attrition that history shows he will loose. Fortunately

October 1, 2021
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Monday, September 27, 2021
port of los angeles
Ports

Los Angeles Port Chief Calls for More Federal Funding for Congested West Coast Ports

By Jill R. Shah (Bloomberg) — The U.S. federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is

September 27, 2021
Total Views: 4062

Saturday, September 25, 2021
Coast Guard Monitoring Backlog of Containerships at Puget Sound Anchorages
Ports

Coast Guard Monitoring Backlog of Containerships at Puget Sound Anchorages

Puget Sound anchorages are filling up. The U.S. Coast Guard said this week it is monitoring a backlog of containerships anchored in the greater Puget Sound

September 25, 2021
Total Views: 7178

Friday, September 17, 2021
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Los Angeles Port Logjam Has Enough Containers to Cross Half the U.S.

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) The number of container ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached an all-time high of 65

September 17, 2021
Total Views: 10988

Thursday, July 22, 2021
Union Pacific to Resume Rail Service from West Coast Ports On Schedule
Ports

Union Pacific to Resume Rail Service from West Coast Ports On Schedule

LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Reuters) – Union Pacific Corp container shipments from U.S. West Coast seaports to one of the railroad’s major hubs in

July 22, 2021
Total Views: 2675

Thursday, June 24, 2021
CMA CGM mega sized containership M/V Benjamin Franklin
Ports

U.S. Port Jam Lingers As Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle

June 24, 2021
Total Views: 1186

Friday, June 4, 2021
Wendover Shipping Container Shortages
Video

Watch Wendover Explain The Container Crisis

A few weeks ago the Port of Long Beach reported its busiest April on record as dockworkers and terminal operators moved 746,188 twenty-foot equivalent units in

June 4, 2021
Total Views: 2443

Monday, May 10, 2021
port of los angeles
Ports

Parking Lot In The Pacific Persists As Imports Jam U.S. Ports

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia persisted over the past week amid a steady flow of imports

May 10, 2021
Total Views: 2419

Monday, April 5, 2021
Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Ports

Los Angeles Containership Backlog Nears Six-Month Mark

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) – Ship congestion outside the biggest U.S. gateway for Asian imports remained elevated with the wait to offload containers

April 5, 2021
Total Views: 18786

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
maersk ship
Ports

2M Snubs Congested West Coast Ports

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – To improve schedule reliability, 2M partners Maersk and MSC are to avoid congested US west coast ports with two

March 9, 2021
Total Views: 2583

Thursday, March 4, 2021
U.S. West Coast Port Congestion Could Last Until Summer Peak Season
Ports

U.S. West Coast Port Congestion Could Last Until Summer Peak Season

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Major port and landside congestion at US west coast ports could last until the summer peak season, according to ocean

March 4, 2021
Total Views: 4744

Thursday, June 25, 2015
U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency
News

U.S. Senate-Approved Bill Seeks Port Performance Transparency

A divided Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved legislation requiring the government to report on the performance of major U.S. port operations,

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 13

Sunday, May 24, 2015
Standoff Over – West Coast Dockworkers Approve Five-Year Pact
News

Standoff Over – West Coast Dockworkers Approve Five-Year Pact

West Coast dockworkers approved a five-year contract with shippers and port operators, formally ending a months-long stalemate that almost paralyzed cargo

May 24, 2015
Total Views: 24

Friday, April 3, 2015
West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval
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West Coast Ports Labor Deal Wins Dockworkers Union Approval

A union caucus representing dockworkers at West Coast ports voted to recommend to its members a labor contract deal reached over months of negotiations that

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports
News

Congestion Slowly Easing at U.S. West Coast Ports

Cargo congestion at the two busiest U.S. container ports has eased considerably in the six weeks, but port officials said it would take several more weeks for

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 28

Thursday, March 26, 2015
Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks
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Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks

Executives at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles met this week to begin talks about working together to improve the flow of cargo through the largest port

March 26, 2015
Total Views: 56

Thursday, March 12, 2015
Oakland Port Terminal Stalls in Labor Dispute After Settlement
News

Oakland Port Terminal Stalls in Labor Dispute After Settlement

The Port of Oakland, the fourth-busiest container port on the West Coast, partially shut down in a dispute between dockworkers and management, more than two

March 12, 2015
Total Views: 30

Monday, February 23, 2015
West Coast Ports Revive as Dockworkers Take on Two-Month Backlog
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West Coast Ports Revive as Dockworkers Take on Two-Month Backlog

Ports are coming back to life along the U.S. West Coast after dockworkers resolved a nine-month labor standoff, though the cargo backlog from ships waiting

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 14

Saturday, February 21, 2015
West Coast Ports Employers, Dockworkers Reach Tentative Five-Year Contract Deal
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West Coast Ports Employers, Dockworkers Reach Tentative Five-Year Contract Deal

West Coast dockworkers and their employers ended their nine-month standoff with a five-year contract deal, averting a shutdown of 29 ports that could have cost

February 21, 2015
Total Views: 37

Friday, February 20, 2015
West Coast Port Talks Said to Intensify as Labor Secretary Raises Pressure
News

West Coast Port Talks Said to Intensify as Labor Secretary Raises Pressure

Negotiators in the nine-month standoff at U.S. West Coast ports are ratcheting up discussions as Labor Secretary Tom Perez seeks to move talks to Washington if

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 16
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