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China’s COVID-19 Measures and How They Impact Port Activity Written by Stephanie How China’s Covid-19 Measures Have Impacted Port Activity With China locking down the port city of Shenzhen on Sunday in hopes of reducing a COVID-19 spread, Seko Logistics warned clients that the measure will impact the delivery of products from that region. Seko’s…

Amazon Air in its Prime Written by Stephanie Castaneda Amazon Air in its Prime Amazon recently added Pittsburgh and Kansas City, Missouri to its rapidly growing network of airports served by its inhouse cargo airline which helps the company cut ground transportation time and quickly deliver online orders to businesses and customers. Amazon has built…

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill and its Outcomes Written by Stephanie Castaneda Biden’s Infrastructure Bill and its Outcomes The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, promoted by President Biden and recently passed by Congress, has the potential to address the current supply chain crisis due to the following factors: the demand for goods being held at chokepoints, lack…

FedEx Freight Reverses Service Suspension Written by Stephanie Castaneda FedEx Freight Reverses Service Suspension As you all may know, Prime Day is right around the corner! With that being said, it is important to keep our carriers who deliver our packages in mind. UPS shipments will spike during this time and every year subsequently network…

Trans-Pacific shipping lane targeted as green corridor Written by Stephanie Castaneda Trans-Pacific shipping lane targeted as green corridor It was decided that these two ports would work together based on cargo volume; the port of Los Angeles has been the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere for the past 20 years, and its top…

Yet Another Headache for Cargo Shippers Written by Stephanie Castaneda Yet Another Headache for Cargo Shippers Price of ship fuel is currently at its highest since 2014. According to Ship & Bunker data, the average price of IFO 380 HSFO burned by ships with scrubbers had risen to $514.50 per metric ton on Wednesday, up…

Port Houston sees huge bump in steel cargo Written by Stephanie Castaneda Port Houston sees huge bump in steel cargo Port Houston’s steel cargo exports recorded a 1,874% year-over-year increase in January to 21,992 tons. Imports of steel at the port recorded a 176% year-over-year increase to 440,883 tons. The year-over-year increased demand is part…

A Small Step Forward for the Port of Los Angeles Written by Stephanie Castaneda A Small Step Forward for the Port of Los Angeles As of Friday October 22nd, the city of Long Beach issued an emergency order allowing businesses to temporarily increase the amount of containers they could stack in their lot. The order…

Black Friday Logistical Nightmare Predictions Written by James Han Black Friday Logistical Nightmare Predictions Introduction As you may already know, the congestion in the west coast is a logistical nightmare, and it is proving not only a problem to the LA and Long Beach ports, but also retailers across the United States. To provide a…

Excess Container Dwell Fees Delayed Once Again Written by Stephanie Castaneda Excess Container Dwell Fees Delayed Once Again The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a second time have delayed collection of the new surcharge that was supposed to take effect November 15th. The surcharge was supposed to take effect as an attempt…