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Non-Scheduled Charters: Lack of Communication between Ports & Customs
Things haven’t been going too well at San Pedro Bay in the last few months. And recent news has it […]
More Ports are Enforcing Container Fees
One would likely assume that over the last year efficiency has improved at ports, but that’s not necessarily the case. […]
New California Port Fees Seeing an Impact Already
Last week the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach enacted an emergency fee for containers lingering too long at […]
How the State of California is Getting Involved in this Supply Chain Crisis
The port congestion in the southern California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles really seems to have no end […]
Cargo Continually Moving Through Long Beach
While congestion has been terrible for quite some time in the Southern California ports, it hasn’t stopped them for making […]
Charleston Port Importing More Cargo Than Ever
We all know congestion has been horrible at most U.S. ports. As consumer demands rise drastically in preparation for peak […]
CMA CGM and Hapag Lloyd Avoid Savannah Port
While it’s usually the ports of Long Beach and LA that are under the spotlight for congestion issues, major congestion […]
Congestion and Capacity Continuing to Affect Retail Imports
The National Retail Federation says retail imports are at an all-time high, and are expected to continue at incredibly high […]
Importance of Freight Forwarder Transparency in a Season of Uncertainty
The last several months have been difficult for a lot of us. Freight rates are all over the map, congestion […]
China Faced with Drastic Power Supply Shortage
We’ve all been hearing a lot of news on the import side of things – ports are congested beyond belief, […]
Port Congestion Numbers Explained: How Bad Is It?
It’s no secret that congestion at U.S. ports is at an all-time high. Nearly every ocean port is beyond maxed […]
LA/Long Beach Ports Expected to Increase Cargo Pickup Time Frames
Things haven’t been looking pretty for the Long Beach/Los Angeles ocean ports over the last several months. Increased ecommerce activity, […]
New Record for Container Ships Awaiting Unloading off Coast of LA/Long Beach
The international shipping industry is a well-oiled machine. Well, at least, it should be. Everything is interdependent – ocean vessels […]
Port of Louisiana Requesting Federal Help After Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida was no joke. The hurricane inflicted disaster on the communities along the southern U.S. border where it struck, […]