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A California longshoreman told describes what it’s been like to work the California ports during record backlog. They chose to remain anonymous due to their job, but their identity has been verified . I’ve been working as a longshoreman at California’s San Pedro Bay Port Complex for close to 15 years, and the only thing […]

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have expanded the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as part of their efforts to improve freight movement and reduce delays through the ports as they continue to experience record volumes. The Port of Long Beach will maximise nighttime operations in what the port’s […]

The “stratospheric” freight rates and shipping lines’ huge Q2 profits have been slammed by cargo owners, and a new report claims the carrier alliances are “suppressing” cargo. According to a market review by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF), container traffic grew 4% in Q2, up 22% year on year, returning close to […]