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, ...

As predicted, the month of May was as awful for shippers and importers. Congestion at various ports continued and in fact spread to other ports. Carriers had numerous blank sailings. Ocean freight rates spiked to heretofore unseen levels. Massive amo...

We've posted warnings the past half year about the global supply chain steadily becoming more congested and the cost of shipping rising accordingly. In the past few months, more articles have published about shortages in everything from boba balls to...