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Long Beach Eases Container Rules to Tackle ‘National Emergency’

October 23, 2021

Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight.

A haulage truck transports a shipping container.

Biden Races Clock But Holds Few Tools in Supply Chain Crisis

October 22, 2021

Bloomberg

While Republicans point to the supply chain as further evidence the president is mismanaging the economy, the issues are deep-rooted.

Long Beach Port Chief: ‘Shop Early’ as Snarls to Last All Year

October 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said.

California Governor Eyes Expansion, Automation to Ease Port Congestion

October 20, 2021

Bloomberg

An executive order signed Wednesday asks state agencies to identify “priority freight routes,” and find sites that can be used for short-term storage of container cargo.

Music, Barbecues, Wi-Fi: Managing Morale for Those Idled at Sea

October 19, 2021

Bloomberg

With many of the world’s 400,000 merchant mariners still struggling to take time off and go home, seafarer fatigue remains a problem heading into the second holiday season of the pandemic.

Global Port Gridlock Threatens Economies Everywhere

October 18, 2021

Bloomberg

Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping season, erode corporate profits and drive up consumer prices.

Port-Crisis Plan Seeks Inland U.S. Terminals, More Truckers

October 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Commitments from shippers and cargo owners to move toward around-the-clock unloading at the docks in Los Angeles are a first step to addressing a national supply chain backlog.

Biden Confronts Supply Chain Crisis Stretching Past His Grip

October 14, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden wants to break a logjam at U.S. ports and stave off a holiday season of shortages and delays — bottlenecks that officials and stakeholders say extend far beyond the reach of the White House.

China's Golden Week Adds to Global Shipping Delays

October 12, 2021

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China’s week-long holiday has exacerbated congestion at two of the country’s busiest ports — Shanghai and Ningbo — where hundreds of cargo ships are waiting to berth.

Supply Chain Crisis May Have Caused California Oil Spill

October 6, 2021

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The gridlock of container ships outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of California, according to authorities.

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