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The Port of Long Beach reported Thursday that the “peak shipping season started with a roar” and had resulted in its strongest August on record. The number of empty containers moved through the Port of Long Beach was up 19.7% Port of Long Beach volume jumps 43.3% MORE
French carrier CMA CGM is the latest in a long line of market participants to push back its timeline on normalization. The Marine Exchange data shows that Los Angeles/Long Beach terminals accommodated an average of 28 ships each day this month. MORE
The head of one of the two ports in the U.S.’s s busiest maritime gateway said he expects congestion that has caused upheaval throughout supply chains to improve in about six months’ time MORE
The Port of Long Beach and South Carolina Ports Authority last week also reported record Mays. At the neighboring Port of Long Beach, the volume of empty containers in May was up 80.7% MORE
The rate of empty containers leaving the Port of Long Beach and Port of New York/New Jersey is slightly higher. Charts based on data from Port of LA, Port of Long Beach, Port of NY/NJ. Charts based on data from Port of LA, Port of Long Beach, Port of NY/NJ. MORE
The Key Question as Always is Who will Pay the Potentially Huge New Fees on Top of Existing Charges MORE
Queue Waiting for a Berth Sets Fresh Record Last Week, with Union Contract Expiring in July MORE
With around 70 container ships loaded with cargo now waiting at anchor or drifting off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, how deep of a hole are the terminals actually in? The combined import throughput of both Los Angeles and Long Beach in August was 893,118 TEUs. MORE
has reopened a Memphis-area terminal in Arkansas that will receive trains arriving from Pier T at the Port of Long Beach, the company said. Chassis shortages and efforts to dig out containers at rail terminals continue to characterize the rail side of the U.S. MORE
The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic MORE
If you’ve been following operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in recent years, the trend looks something like this: the Ports continually break new volume records, truck turn times remain high, and officials vow to speed things up. Fortunately for shippers, enhancements are in place to speed container drayage in Los Angeles and Long Beach now and in the future. MORE
Would be Enormously Complex Undertaking, Requiring Synchronization of Many Parts MORE
The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now blown through all previous records and is rising by the day. Marine Exchange data reveals the constraints of the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex. MORE
and Long Beach, shipping companies will be fined if their containers aren’t moved off-port quickly enough. In an effort to help relieve congestion at the Ports of L.A. Happening Now MORE
And how long could this last? This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit. TOPIC: Port perspective on managing import surge. DETAILS: Ocean carrier arrivals are surging, while the capacity of rail, trucking and warehousing is limited. MORE
most notably the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – are experiencing severe backups due to increased import activity after the initial pandemic-related slowdown of 2020. As we examined in our recent blog post on port congestion , ports across the U.S. MORE
News This Week in News Airhouse April Fool's Day Boston Dynamics China clean truck fund COVID-19 driverless cars drones FedEx Google Cloud Keppel Logistics Keppel T&T Port of LA & Long Beach robots Shanghai STG Logistics TECSYS UPS WaymoWelcome to April. The first of April. MORE
As if drayage providers didn’t have enough to content with, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have each announced that they will begin charging Clean Truck Fund Rate fees beginning April 1, 2022. MORE
As we head into peak season, supply chain congestion at/near the ports of Southern California is only getting worse – especially when it comes to container ship congestion. Happening Now MORE
1, the Marine Exchange of Southern California reported an all-time-high 40 container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay, awaiting berths in Los Angeles or Long Beach. Container ships at anchor, drifting and at berth in Los Angeles and Long Beach on Monday (Map: MarineTraffic). MORE
Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said MORE
Total Terminals International is the launch partner for the Port of Long Beach’s new initiative to increase cargo velocity by expanding gate hours for truck pickup. The Port of Long Beach on Friday announced the plan for extended gate hours. MORE
The number of container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rose back to 30 on July 23. On June 19, the total number of ships in the complex (at berths in Los Angeles and Long Beach, and at anchor) fell to 30. MORE
Dwell Time Approaching Six Days on Average MORE
This will continue to be a challenge as long as the oil price per barrel remains above $70 (USD). The post Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions appeared first on Transportfolio. There have been numerous articles published on this topic in various trade journals showing how almost everyone in the supply chain is being impacted by this congestion. The Federal Maritime Commission hosted a few open forums to discuss this situation. MORE
As the country heads into the holiday peak season, gridlock at the LA/LB port complex continues. Struggles with delayed vessel arrivals, congestion, labor availability, chassis shortages, and appointment system shortcomings continue to hamper the flow of containers. MORE
Big-box retailers including Walmart, along with FedEx and UPS, have detailed plans to expand container operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to unclog a massive bottleneck at the country’s largest container terminal complex. MORE
Only one terminal out of the 12 in San Pedro is operating 24 hours a day — Total Terminals International (TTI) at the Port of Long Beach — and that every-second schedule is only Monday through Thursday, making it a 24/4 situation, not 24/7. MORE
The Port of Long Beach was founded 110 years ago today – June 24, 1911. Today, the Port of Long Beach encompasses more than 7,600 acres of “state-of-the-art cargo terminals, roadways, bridges, rail yards and shipping channels.” Photo: Port of Long Beach). MORE
Shipping containers across the ocean to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is a big job with a big impact on your company’s supply chain. It can also come with a big price tag, especially when you’re dealing with overweight containers. This price tag can be greatly reduced, however, by partnering with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) that specializes in overweight container logistics. MORE
The $100-per-day fee for containers was put on hold until Nov. 22 because the ports have seen a “significant improvement in clearing import containers” in recent weeks MORE
trillion proposal — Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero told lawmakers that a lack of containers, intermodal chassis and on-dock rail capacity has hit an inflection point. Trans-Pacific container rates from Asia to the U.S. MORE
The Port of Long Beach sailed past the previous April cargo-handling record by more than 118,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). “An Port of Long Beach volume jumps 43.3% Port of Long Beach has best January on record. MORE
Most Nights the One Terminal Operating Overnight Fails to Reach the Minimum 25 Carrier Appointments MORE
Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight MORE
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at one of those ramifications – port congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – and get you up to speed on what’s happening at the Ports and what, if anything, you can do about it. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Total Terminals International is the launch partner for the Port of Long Beach’s new initiative to increase cargo velocity by expanding gate hours for truck pickup. The Port of Long Beach on Friday announced the plan for extended gate hours.
The Supply Chain Journal
MAY 13, 2021
The Port of Long Beach sailed past the previous April cargo-handling record by more than 118,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). “An Port of Long Beach volume jumps 43.3% Port of Long Beach has best January on record.
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The Supply Chain Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Port of Long Beach reported Thursday that the “peak shipping season started with a roar” and had resulted in its strongest August on record. The number of empty containers moved through the Port of Long Beach was up 19.7% Port of Long Beach volume jumps 43.3%
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 24, 2021
The Port of Long Beach was founded 110 years ago today – June 24, 1911. Today, the Port of Long Beach encompasses more than 7,600 acres of “state-of-the-art cargo terminals, roadways, bridges, rail yards and shipping channels.” Photo: Port of Long Beach).
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 20, 2022
The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 8, 2021
The head of one of the two ports in the U.S.’s s busiest maritime gateway said he expects congestion that has caused upheaval throughout supply chains to improve in about six months’ time
West Coast and California Logistics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
As we head into peak season, supply chain congestion at/near the ports of Southern California is only getting worse – especially when it comes to container ship congestion. Happening Now
West Coast and California Logistics
MARCH 25, 2021
most notably the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – are experiencing severe backups due to increased import activity after the initial pandemic-related slowdown of 2020. As we examined in our recent blog post on port congestion , ports across the U.S.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
The $100-per-day fee for containers was put on hold until Nov. 22 because the ports have seen a “significant improvement in clearing import containers” in recent weeks
Talking Logistics
APRIL 1, 2022
News This Week in News Airhouse April Fool's Day Boston Dynamics China clean truck fund COVID-19 driverless cars drones FedEx Google Cloud Keppel Logistics Keppel T&T Port of LA & Long Beach robots Shanghai STG Logistics TECSYS UPS WaymoWelcome to April. The first of April.
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Supply Chain Digest
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The Key Question as Always is Who will Pay the Potentially Huge New Fees on Top of Existing Charges
Supply Chain Digest
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Most Nights the One Terminal Operating Overnight Fails to Reach the Minimum 25 Carrier Appointments
West Coast and California Logistics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
If you’ve been following operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in recent years, the trend looks something like this: the Ports continually break new volume records, truck turn times remain high, and officials vow to speed things up. Fortunately for shippers, enhancements are in place to speed container drayage in Los Angeles and Long Beach now and in the future.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 29, 2014
This will continue to be a challenge as long as the oil price per barrel remains above $70 (USD). The post Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions appeared first on Transportfolio. There have been numerous articles published on this topic in various trade journals showing how almost everyone in the supply chain is being impacted by this congestion. The Federal Maritime Commission hosted a few open forums to discuss this situation.
Supply Chain Digest
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Dwell Time Approaching Six Days on Average
NFI
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
As the country heads into the holiday peak season, gridlock at the LA/LB port complex continues. Struggles with delayed vessel arrivals, congestion, labor availability, chassis shortages, and appointment system shortcomings continue to hamper the flow of containers.
West Coast and California Logistics
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Shipping containers across the ocean to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is a big job with a big impact on your company’s supply chain. It can also come with a big price tag, especially when you’re dealing with overweight containers. This price tag can be greatly reduced, however, by partnering with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) that specializes in overweight container logistics.
Supply Chain Digest
JANUARY 12, 2022
Queue Waiting for a Berth Sets Fresh Record Last Week, with Union Contract Expiring in July
West Coast and California Logistics
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
As if drayage providers didn’t have enough to content with, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have each announced that they will begin charging Clean Truck Fund Rate fees beginning April 1, 2022.
West Coast and California Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2021
and Long Beach, shipping companies will be fined if their containers aren’t moved off-port quickly enough. In an effort to help relieve congestion at the Ports of L.A. Happening Now
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The rate of empty containers leaving the Port of Long Beach and Port of New York/New Jersey is slightly higher. Charts based on data from Port of LA, Port of Long Beach, Port of NY/NJ. Charts based on data from Port of LA, Port of Long Beach, Port of NY/NJ.
The Supply Chain Journal
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
With around 70 container ships loaded with cargo now waiting at anchor or drifting off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, how deep of a hole are the terminals actually in? The combined import throughput of both Los Angeles and Long Beach in August was 893,118 TEUs.
Supply Chain Digest
APRIL 26, 2021
Would be Enormously Complex Undertaking, Requiring Synchronization of Many Parts
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 30, 2021
French carrier CMA CGM is the latest in a long line of market participants to push back its timeline on normalization. The Marine Exchange data shows that Los Angeles/Long Beach terminals accommodated an average of 28 ships each day this month.
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Only one terminal out of the 12 in San Pedro is operating 24 hours a day — Total Terminals International (TTI) at the Port of Long Beach — and that every-second schedule is only Monday through Thursday, making it a 24/4 situation, not 24/7.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 16, 2021
1, the Marine Exchange of Southern California reported an all-time-high 40 container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay, awaiting berths in Los Angeles or Long Beach. Container ships at anchor, drifting and at berth in Los Angeles and Long Beach on Monday (Map: MarineTraffic).
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 6, 2021
And how long could this last? This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit. TOPIC: Port perspective on managing import surge. DETAILS: Ocean carrier arrivals are surging, while the capacity of rail, trucking and warehousing is limited.
The Supply Chain Journal
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Big-box retailers including Walmart, along with FedEx and UPS, have detailed plans to expand container operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to unclog a massive bottleneck at the country’s largest container terminal complex.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 27, 2021
has reopened a Memphis-area terminal in Arkansas that will receive trains arriving from Pier T at the Port of Long Beach, the company said. Chassis shortages and efforts to dig out containers at rail terminals continue to characterize the rail side of the U.S.
The Supply Chain Journal
APRIL 29, 2021
trillion proposal — Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero told lawmakers that a lack of containers, intermodal chassis and on-dock rail capacity has hit an inflection point. Trans-Pacific container rates from Asia to the U.S.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 15, 2021
The Port of Long Beach and South Carolina Ports Authority last week also reported record Mays. At the neighboring Port of Long Beach, the volume of empty containers in May was up 80.7%
The Supply Chain Journal
JULY 30, 2021
The number of container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rose back to 30 on July 23. On June 19, the total number of ships in the complex (at berths in Los Angeles and Long Beach, and at anchor) fell to 30.
West Coast and California Logistics
JANUARY 7, 2021
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at one of those ramifications – port congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – and get you up to speed on what’s happening at the Ports and what, if anything, you can do about it.
The Supply Chain Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now blown through all previous records and is rising by the day. Marine Exchange data reveals the constraints of the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex.
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