While importers have been able to retrieve cargos arriving at Los Angeles and Long Beach aboard Hanjin Shipping vessels, the bankrupt carrier is not accepting empty containers or container filled with export merchandise, as reported by California Apparel News...
The lastest (May 2016) data from Datamyne, shows gains in import volumes for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Port Technology reports. But, Port Technology asks, will the opening of the expanded Panama Canal derail the West Coast ports’ growth trends? Transit...
West Coast ports cargo volumes continued their rebound in February, our bill-of-lading trade data shows. Port of Los Angeles import volumes, measured in TEUs (or 20-foot equivalent units), were up 48% in February compared with the same month a year ago. The top ranked...
Our partners at Esri have used their GIS (geographic information systems) software to create a series of interactive story maps illustrating the impact of the West Coast ports’ slowdown during the dispute over terms of a new longshoremen’s contract. The old contract...
Most apparel and footwear sold in the US is imported – and most is made in China or Southeast Asia and arrives in the US at its West Coast ports. According to Datamyne, 53% of apparel and 76% of footwear move through the five biggest: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland,...
Shut-down at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach enters its second week It has now been a week since strikes by clerical workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63 have forced the closure of facilities at the ports of Los Angeles...
Taicang Dragon inaugurates TCC’s no-frills transpacific service Norwegian carrier The Containership Company (TCC) launched its new port-to-port service with the first of the start-up’s five vessels arriving May 2 at the Port of Los Angeles laden with cargo from...
