Archive for September 22nd, 2021

Just how many containers of cargo are stuck off California’s coast?

With around 70 container ships loaded with cargo now waiting at anchor or drifting off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, how deep of a hole are the terminals actually in? To answer that question, American Shipper analyzed data from the Marine Exchange of Southern California on exactly which ships are out there and how […]

Night moves: Long Beach begins trial of extended-hour cargo pickup

Total Terminals International is the launch partner for the Port of Long Beach’s new initiative to increase cargo velocity by expanding gate hours for truck pickup. The move comes amid a huge container surge that is choking productivity and jeopardizing retailers’ holiday deliveries. The operator of the port’s largest container terminal, located on Pier T, […]