While rail shippers are greatly relieved that last week’s potential strike was averted after two of the biggest rail unions reached a tentative agreement with U.S. freight railroads for a new contract, shippers are still wary about whether ratification of the…
READ MORE >The Mojave Inland Port project recently received site plan approval from officials in California to move forward with a transportation and logistics hub aimed at being a critical relief valve for West Coast gateways choking with container traffic (source: Freight…
READ MORE >Ocean carriers and marine terminals should be forced to share more accurate container storage data to improve cargo flows at the Port of New York and New Jersey, according to trucking companies serving the facility. Those companies, which specialize in…
READ MORE >As container volumes entering the U.S. continue to increase, the proposed Mojave Inland Port will help alleviate port congestion, according to Pioneer Partners, a private holding company that is spearheading the project. The first-of-its-kind facility is located 90 miles from the…
READ MORE >The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will postpone consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” until Aug. 26 (source: Port of Los Angeles).
READ MORE >Port of Oakland truckers quietly ended a multi-day blockade over the weekend amid a crackdown on protesters by port authorities. On Monday the truckers, who are not backed by a union, largely returned to work and are said to be…
READ MORE >The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. The Port’s other three marine terminals are effectively shut down…
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