CLOGGED WAREHOUSES AND RAIL DELAYS SIGNAL NEW SUPPLY CHAIN WOES Action Needs To Be Taken Now To Avoid Further Disruption Not Just In Southern California, But Across The Country As Peak Season Kicks Off. “Cargo Owners Must Pick Up Their Boxes At Inland Rail Terminals Faster Than They Are Today. The Western Railroads Need To …
by adminILA ASKS BIDEN NOT TO INTERVENE IN CHARLESTON LABOR DISPUTE The ILA wants the White House to stay out of the labor dispute involving Charleston’s Leatherman terminal, after an FMC member sought intervention from President Joe Biden. OCEAN CARRIERS, PORT TERMINALS NAVIGATE OSRA-22 COMPLEXITIES OSRA-22’s immediate requirement for accurate billing of detention and demurrage …
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RISING VOLUMES SLOWING PORT FLOW ON EAST, GULF COASTS US East and Gulf coast ports are using any and all means available to increase their efficiency in anticipation of a sustained summer volume surge that could exacerbate a backlog of vessels already queuing up outside their harbors, including tapping nearby land to store imports and …
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SC PORTS IMPLEMENTS FLUIDITY MEASURES AHEAD OF PEAK SEASON The South Carolina Ports Authority will extend Sunday hours for truckers through September, one of several initiatives’ officials believe will help the port navigate the upcoming peak season. The South Carolina Ports Authority said it has learned some important lessons about how to avoid a repeat …
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USDA OFFERS FUNDS FOR HOUSTON CHASSIS, TACOMA AG SHIPPERS In a bid to assist US agricultural shippers move freight across crowded docks, the Port of Houston will receive federal funds to help add over 1,000 chassis to handle refrigerated containers, while Port of Tacoma exporters will get incentives for using a “pop-up” yard to …
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DATA HELPING DRIVERS ACHIEVE HIGHER LA-LB DUAL TRANSACTION RATES: DRAY ALLIANCE It is enabling “above market” use of so-called dual transactions in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. The company, which in December raised $40 millions, 83.8 percent of the company’s transactions at the Southern California port complex involve a driver …
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PORT CONGESTION, RAIL CAPACITY CONTINUE TO HAMPER TRADE Backups, delays, and disruptions continued to hamper supply lines this spring, with port congestion and rail capacity affecting the flow of trade nationwide. The Port of Savannah saw its worst vessel congestion levels in more than six months in May, according to recent data from logistics software …
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US DOT GIVES FUNDS TO GEORGIA INLAND PORT RAIL UPGRADES The US Department of Transportation has awarded $6.2 million to upgrading part of tracks that connect the port of Savannah to Georgia’s first inland port, part of the broader $368 million in grants the agency awarded as part of a nationwide railroad investment program. The …
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JACKSONVILLE LOOKS TO RAISE POWER LINES THAT LIMIT SHIP SIZES After dredging its main channel to handle larger ships, the Port of Jacksonville now needs to raise power lines that span the channel because they limit the size of the vessels that can readily call the port’s largest marine terminal by acreage. But another Jacksonville …
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FREIGHT SHUTTLE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PORT HOUSTON FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT -FSX, LLC, the developer of the Freight Shuttle System and Port Houston, have entered into an agreement to explore the steps required for deployment of Freight Shuttle’s Seaport System at the Port’s growing container facilities. The Freight Shuttle is an elevated, zero emission …
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