Severe congestion and equipment shortages are erupting across the United States and being felt in Asia and Europe. As imports from Asia surge into the west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The congestion is causing disruption...
The adage, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong is working overtime when it comes to port congestion in China. Because of huge demand, bad weather and COVID-19 health concerns impacting the number of people working in close...
Inefficiencies are at the root of the container shortages and delays in the US market. According to a study by the JOC, neither more money nor more equipment will solve the bottlenecks causing delays with container shipping in the...
Slowing import growth at container ports started in April though the total volume of containers handled should hit an all-time high by the end of the summer. Forecasts estimate that while summer numbers will continue to grow month over...
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the US Justice Department raid on the Box Club meeting in late March was due to suspected collusion against tug boat operators by global shipping alliances. The increased attention on...
Commercial container ports expect to see a 4.6 percent rise in imports for the first half of 2017, over the same time period in 2016. As the nation’s economy continues to grow, retail sales are expected to carry over...
Hurricane Matthew caused the southeastern US ports more headaches than dollars. Reopening on Monday after closing early in preparation for the weather system, few damages were reported from Hampton Roads to Port Everglades. Though the storm caused more than...
