A group of truckers staged a protest last week around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The truckers were protesting the California state law, AB5, which limits the use of independent contractors and forces companies to classify the truckers a...

The rail industry and the unions representing the railyard workers have been busy trying to reach contract agreements over the past month. This Friday, September 16, 2022, marks the end of a federally mandated 30-day "cooling off" period. While rough...

This week, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced that they would begin assessing additional charges on containers that linger at the port terminals too long. The ports will begin assessing the following fees starting on November 1, 2021. ...

As we enter the peak season, we want to highlight the port congestion crisis in the simplest way possible, with some screenshots showing the number of vessels anchored out various ports. Los Angeles/Long Beach Around late spring, the number of ...

As we approach the peak shipping season, we wanted to make sure everyone fully understands that the state of transpacific shipping is continuing to deteriorate. Origin Ports in Asia Every origin port in Asia is continuing to face the same congest...

Shippers just experienced possibly the worst April on record in terms of shipping congestion and rising ocean freight costs. May will likely be even worse. We've written extensively about the various issues driving the increased congestion. However, ...