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Expeditors, Flexport face Seattle disruptions despite port’s demand drop

October 23, 2020

Container handling through the ports of Seattle and Tacoma fell for a 13th straight month in September with an 11.1% slide resulting from a 15.2% drop in exports and an 8.3% decline in imports. The firm has suffered from container-lines cutting capacity during the pandemic while “COVID-19 cont... Read more →

C.H. Robinson warns on port surcharges as shipping soars

October 20, 2020

Freight forwarder C.H. Robinson has advised its customers that surcharges will be applied for drayage services at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and New York as capacity is “presently insufficient to satisfy demand due to vessel bunching and increased volumes in recent months”. Shipments... Read more →

Panama Canal misses out on Asia-U.S. trade recovery bonanza

October 15, 2020

The Panama Canal has seen a continued downturn in traffic in the wake of COVID-19 disruptions to global shipping. Total transits fell by 16.5% year over year in September despite a marked surge in global trade volumes. While the Canal offers a faster route to the U.S. east coast from Asia in n... Read more →

Volkswagen finds sea shipping a better way after rail disruptions

October 14, 2020

Volkswagen has started exporting cars to the U.S. from Mexico via the port of Lazaro Cardenas, avoiding congested roads and protest-afflicted rail routes. Volkswagen’s exports from Mexico have struggled to recover after COVID-19 related factory closures in May. Shipments including the Audi Q5 ... Read more →

Vale prioritizes China for short-term shipments, long-term investment

October 13, 2020

Vale has announced a joint venture with Ningbo Zhousan Port to spend $624 million over at least three years to build a new iron ore port in China. According to Vale that “reduces the time needed to reach Asian markets” and allows “the use of smaller vessels” as part of its wider blending strat... Read more →

OEC, Flexport face test as congestion hurts LA, Long Beach port reliability

October 12, 2020

Port facilities in LA and Long Beach are reportedly struggling to deal with congestion resulting from a flood of shipping from China. Shipments to the ports from China climbed 35.5% year over year in September to reach a record high. Freight forwarders that have seen the fastest rate of growth... Read more →

Maersk, MSC lead shipping as Houston looks for liftoff

October 1, 2020

The Port of Houston is planning a long-term expansion strategy that could include a third terminal or an inland port. The latter is becoming an increasingly common route for ports to expand without stressing seaside infrastructure. Containerized freight handling through the port rose by 8.9% a... Read more →

CMA CGM, Cosco grow as Seattle-Tacoma finds blank sailings rule the waves

September 23, 2020

Container freight handling through Seattle and Tacoma’s ports dipped 13.8% year over year in August, including a 7.4% slide in imports that bucked a national trend of improving volumes. The port has been particularly susceptible to blanked sailings, a strategy used by the container-lines to ma... Read more →

Brexit Watch: No deal, troubled IT raise challenges for Maersk, MSC at Felixstowe

September 23, 2020

The prospect of the U.K. and EU not having preferential customs arrangements from Jan. 1, 2021 is rising after the failure of the latest round of negotiations. Press reports suggest the U.K. government’s “Smart Freight System” may struggle to perform from day one, causing potential chaos for s... Read more →

Resilience, efficiency and environment – IoT and digital set to transform logistics

September 10, 2020

The global logistics industry has had a wake-up call from COVID-19, the U.S.-China trade war and other shocks with disruptions to production, demand and physical operations all underscoring the need for increased efficiency and resilience. Selective technology investments can help better prepa... Read more →

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