Well, pictures can convey the magnitude of the delays experienced at the LA / Long Beach Ports: Import & export ocean containers, economic down-turn in the horizon: Vessels off shore waiting to dock Giant truck lines at the LA / Long Beach terminals Problems in...
Shippers are bracing themselves for the implementation of the congestion surcharges for full container loads. Although, there is a rebuttal starting with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) doubting the legality of carriers imposing on the west coast congestion...
As of Monday, July 31, 2013, United States & Canada manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers importing cargo from the Far East will incur an across-the-board general rate increase (GRI), as announced by freight shipping carriers. Ocean Freight Shipping Rates The...
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission recently postponed voting on a proposed annual general rate increase based on the consumer price index. This delay affords cargo shipping lines and terminal operators an opportunity to formulate an action plan opposing an automatic...
