By Shawn Muma ·
May 13, 2022
Without digitalization of shipping information, the shipping industry is destined to suffer further delays and new bottlenecks as they address port congestion by adding additional nodes to the routes.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 14, 2022
While the negotiations on a new contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are set to begin in May, prior to the expiration of the existing deal on June 30, the ILWU’s top executive expressed optimism that a new deal will come to fruition.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 8, 2022
United States-bound retail container imports are starting to get caught up to the months-long run stretch of backlogs, while the possibility of a summer surge looms, according to the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report, which was issued today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates.
By Jeff Berman ·
April 1, 2022
According to Bentz, comprehensive visibility to product and data flows and driving real-or-near-real-time network intelligence on what’s really going on.
By James Coombes ·
March 30, 2022
Congress’ attempt to intervene with the on-going dispute over demurrage and detention fees gives shippers too few tools to hold carriers and terminal operators accountable for unjust fees.
By John D. Schulz ·
March 29, 2022
Maritime experts and dredgers are working around the clock to free the Hong Kong-flagged Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot cargo ship that’s been stuck on the edge of Baltimore Harbor since March 13, when it ran aground en route from Baltimore to Norfolk, Va.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 9, 2022
Logistics Management (LM) Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan. Wan provided LM’s Berman with a wide overview of various efforts the Port of Oakland is focused on, including: port operations; the import and export outlook, emissions reductions efforts, and port labor, among others.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 3, 2022
There was no shortage of feedback stemming from President Biden’s comments about the ocean shipping sector made during his State of the Union (SOTU) address earlier this week.
By SCMR Staff ·
February 28, 2022
The pool will start in October of 2023 and support container trade growth across the South Atlantic.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 25, 2022
The report, entitled “Supply Chain Assessment of the Transportation and Industrial Base: Freight and Logistics,” presents myriad steps and approaches, which can be taken by the federal government, Congress, states, and private companies can take to augment supply chains, both presently and in the future.
By Steve Wen ·
February 24, 2022
The short answer is to make it worth everyone’s while by putting the right incentives in place, including necessary dual transactions with drayage truckers.
By SCMR Staff ·
February 18, 2022
The U.S. Pacific Coast Longshore Contract is up for renewal on July 1, 2022. While negotiations are still ongoing, there is the possibility of labor strikes across U.S. west coast ports and logistics leaders should prepare for all possible outcomes.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 11, 2022
Dr. Noel Hacegaba provided LM's Jeff Berman with an overview of various supply chain topics, including: operations at the Port of Long Beach (POLB); the impact of the Omicron variant on the port and lessons learned from the pandemic; and the state of the intermodal sector, among others.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 10, 2022
For December, the most recent month for which data is available, import volume—at 2.09 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—was off 1.2% compared to November and was down 1% annually. May 2021 remains the all-time highest-volume month, at 2.33 million TEU). And for calendar year 2021, imports came in at 25.8 million TEU, for a 17.4% annual increase, setting a new record and breaking the previous record, of 22 million TEU, set in 2020 against the backdrop of the pandemic.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 4, 2022
The main objectives of the bill, according to Klochubar and Thune, are to update federal regulations for the global shipping industry, adding that the bill “would level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to unreasonably refuse goods ready to export at ports, and it would give the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) greater rulemaking authority to regulate harmful practices by carriers.”