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President Biden challenges private sector to tackle supply chain logjams

Posted on October 14, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Apparently the main action so far is to jawbone LA and Long Beach to open for more hours. The Executive Directors of the ports are in line with this.

But port governance gives them little actual power to open the terminals for longer hours. Ports are basically landlords, and have no operational control over the terminal operators, which are several different firms. It’s not clear what the Directors can do to change operations at these private firms.

Some announcements have been made, and it will be worth watching to see if any of the terminals do actually lengthen their hours of service. Doing so would help move cargo quicker, and that is certainly needed right now.

By Nick Savvides 14/10/2021

President Biden challenges private sector to tackle supply chain logjams – The Loadstar

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Felixstowe congestion could lead to $2bn of stranded imports

Posted on October 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Container shipping is all messed up in the UK. A recent report claims that shippers cannot get their container cargo delivered on time. And the reason is not the driver shortage, or is it?

Apparently there is also a shortage of space for empty containers, and the empties have to be taken to a different place from where they are delivered. Some ports are refusing empty containers.

When you put that with the ‘blanked’ sailings, where ocean shipping lines simply omit a port from their rotation for a given voyage, it’s impossible to predict when your cargo will arrive. The nightmare has arrived.

By Charlie Bartlett, European Correspondent 13/10/2021

Felixstowe congestion could lead to $2bn of stranded imports, says report – The Loadstar

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Cosco offers faster, intermodal, alternative Asia-US route via Canada

Posted on October 8, 2021 by | 1 comment

The Asia-Prince Rupert, BC-Chicago run has a new entry. The claim is that even with Chicago rail delays, it is faster than going to LA/Long Beach. That could be true.

There’s a discussion of it here.

With Canadian Rails trying to take over the KCY line in the US, the route could perform even better.

By Martina Li in Taiwan 08/10/2021

Cosco offers faster, intermodal, alternative Asia-US route via Canada – The Loadstar

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