port backlog crisis Archives - California Globe

Ports of LA, Long Beach Free Of Cargo Backup First Time Since October 2020

November 24, 2022 2:30 amNovember 23, 2022 10:15 pm

The Marine Exchange of Southern California announced that the backup of container ships that began in October of 2020 had officially ended, with the number of waiting cargo ships at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reaching zero....

Bill To Increase Maximum Freight Capacity in Fuel Haulers Voted Down in Senate Committee

April 27, 2022 5:00 pm

A bill to increase the maximum allowable gross weight of fuel haulers from 80,000 pounds to 88,000 pounds to help alleviate congestion and port freighter backup was voted down in the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday in a 3-5 vote....

Department of Transportation Allocates $57.5 Million For Long Beach, Oakland Port Improvements

December 23, 2021 2:15 amDecember 22, 2021 10:07 pm

The Department of Transportation allocated $57.5 million in grants for improvements to the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland on Wednesday, becoming the latest funding earmarked for helping eliminate supply-chain backlogs. Ports in California, facing massive backlogs in the latter...

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Delay Idle Container Fines Following Port Improvements

November 17, 2021 11:58 am

A planned fee system for backlogged shipping containers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles was delayed on Wednesday due to a significant decline of cargo staying on port grounds for more than a week. Under the original...

Ports of LA, Long Beach To Start Charging Shipping Companies If Containers Are Not Moved Out Of Port Quickly

October 26, 2021 11:29 am

According to a statement by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Monday, shipping companies are to receive large fines if their cargo stays too long on port grounds, with storage areas for containers rapidly shrinking in the...

Dock Workers Warned Officials of Potential Port Backlog Crisis; Maintain It’s Not Their Fault

October 22, 2021 3:42 pmOctober 22, 2021 9:56 pm

Dockworkers, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), said on Friday that the port crisis is not their fault and that heightened measures, such as the National Guard being deployed to some ports, will not help alleviate the...

Trucking Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Declare State of Emergency Over Port Backlog Crisis

October 21, 2021 6:08 pm

Trucking industry leaders urged California to declare the port backlog crisis a State of Emergency on Thursday in order to get regulatory relief for the trucking and shipping industries, as well as assist in ending the backlog sooner. Action from...