Another loss of containers for Maersk Eindhoven that was in route to Los Angeles from China is the latest in a series of container loss incidents to hit the trans-pacific. On February 17, severe weather off the coast of Japan and Maersk Eindhoven’s engine failure and...

At the ports, dockworkers cannot avoid working without contact and physical distance as they interact with many people every day. There were 694 workers reported that tested positive while 12 were reported to have died from the virus. The Long Beach department of...

With the supply chain stressing with shipment delays and cancelations in large percentages, some carriers have cancelled sailing than have their ships tied up for a long time at a single port. Container liner shippers such as Hapag Llyod moved some cargo to smaller...

Freight capacity shortages and service challenges remain at some level and the sustained growth in shipments across the logistics industry contributed to these numbers. Many distribution centers were taking longer to accept shipments which led to carrier back-up and...

The executive director at the Port of Los Angeles has previously released a statement that they stand ready for a mass vaccination at the port should they be given the authority and inventory to vaccinate their workers to keep their port functioning and their workers...

The frontline workers of the shipping industry are at the nub of the supply chain and if longshore workers do not unload containers of food, medical supply, goods, and commodities from ships arriving at the ports, grocery shelves will empty out, hospitals and...

Relieving pressure on the supply chain due to the ongoing surge has now become a serious problem creating a trade imbalance therefore with the approval of the Los Angeles Harbor commission, the Port of LA’s Incentive Programs is offering terminal operators’ way to...

When the ports in California returned to growth in container traffic in the latter part of 2020, the San Pedro Bay port, and the supply chain around it was already under pressure. Companies were struggling to get their holiday goods at the time off their vessels...

Covid-19 pandemic has produced an economic crisis and the global economy is experiencing a serious recession while it is disrupting all activities. And the transportation industry continues to face challenges due to supply chain disruptions and worldwide emergency...

One can imagine how and what large percentage the maritime sector in the global industries account for all world trade’s volume. Although lucrative, a high demand of these services faces several environmental issues such as storm surges that is detrimental to onboard...

Trade associations along with supply-chain partners, importers, exporters, ocean carriers and marine terminals have voiced out their concerns with the Federal Maritime Commission on detention and demurrage charges amounting to millions of dollars assessed in the Ports...