Tag: US ports

The US Chamber of Commerce urged President Biden to resolve the ongoing labor negotiations between the Class I freight railroads and the twelve rail unions, which could worsen the congestion at US ports.

Container xChange’s Demurrage & Detention Benchmark 2022 report, ranks the most expensive global ports for D&D charges levied by container lines on customers two weeks after cargo arrives at the port or is discharged from the vessel. 

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will start negotiating on a new contract for some 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast Ports.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced that up to $684.3 million is now available for Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants.

Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis welcome the benefits of automation, saying that paid hours at the two automated terminals in the San Pedro Bay complex have increased 31.5% since 2015.

The vessel queue outside of Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) recently dropped to 66 vessels from 100-105 vessels. However, data from Sea-Intelligence indicate that this may not last long.

The Port of New York and New Jersey experience a backlog of about 10 to 12 container ships, due to Covid-19, holiday time off for workers, a rise in charter vessels and a major snowstorm.

Following Port of LA's decision to set fees for empty containers starting from 30 Jan 2022, the charge may spark negative reactions from the ocean carriers.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is investigating Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines regarding charges related to container returns.

Port of LA plans to begin charging a fee to ocean carriers that allow empty containers to linger on the Port’s marine terminals for nine days or longer.