CONTAINER VOLUMES AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES RISE FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH, BUT PACE LAGGING PRE-PANDEMIC Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles showed improvement for the second consecutive month in April, although they continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels. In April, the Port of Los Angeles processed 688,110 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a …
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PORT HOUSTON SEES SURGE IN CONTAINER EXPORTS As U.S. imports continue to come in well below last year’s records, Port Houston has announced that its container exports are surpassing historic volumes seen in 2022, signalling strong growth in the region. Loaded exports, particularly driven by the demand for resin exports, have increased by an impressive …
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US RETAIL IMPORTS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 2022 U.S. ports are seeing a rise in import cargo volume after a near three-year low in February, according to the Global Port Tracker report released on Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. However, the report also forecasts that import volumes will remain well below …
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CROWLEY TO LAUNCH NEW OCEAN-RAIL SERVICE CONNECTING MEXICO, U.S. MIDWEST, AND CANADA US-based maritime and logistics solutions provider Crowley is set to introduce an integrated ocean and rail service linking Mexico, the U.S. Midwest, and Canada. The new service will incorporate Crowley’s new ocean route in the Gulf of Mexico and capitalize on the highly …
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SUPREME COURT RULES IN NJ’S FAVOR OVER EXIT FROM PORT WATCHDOG AGENCY New Jersey will be able to take over policing of longshore workers at its container facilities after the US Supreme Court ruled the state can exit a 70-year-old compact with New York that established a bistate police force to oversee labour at their …
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ILWU ACTION SHUTS DOWN US WEST COAST GIANT CONTAINER PORTS International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), a labour union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada, has taken a concerted action to withhold labour at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, …
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US GULF PORTS AIM TO SUSTAIN VOLUME GAINS AFTER BANNER 2022 Houston and Mobile are both in the middle of major expansion projects, including dredging to allow bigger ships to call, but those projects will not complete until 2025 at the earliest. CHARLESTON GROWTH DRIVES PRIVATE EQUITY ACQUISITION OF DRAYAGE CARRIER Population and economic growth …
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EAST COAST PORT OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HOLDS LEAD AS BUSIEST U.S. PORT IN NOVEMBER The Port of New and New Jersey ranked as the busiest port in the United States for a fourth month in a row in November. The Port of New York and New Jersey first overtook the Port Los …
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EAST COAST PORT HOUSTON POSTS ANOTHER CONTAINER GAIN IN NOVEMBER If U.S. imports are slowing, Port Houston has yet to get the memo. The U.S. Gulf Coast’s busiest port reported an 11% jump in container volumes in November, bucking a trend of year over-year declines at other major U.S. ports. Port Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport container …
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EAST COAST PORT OF SAVANNAH PIVOTS TO CONTAINERS ONLY The Port of Savannah is upgrading to become a container-only facility to meet booming demand after a year-long increase in cargo volumes. The port plans a $410m overhaul of one of its sprawling terminals to make room for loading and unloading larger ships while focusing its …
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