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JOC Global Port Rankings: Asian ports grew fastest in 2019

[caption caption="Container volumes handled by the 50 busiest cargo ports in the world grew 3.5 percent to more than 517 million TEU last year. Photo credit: Zhao Jiankang/Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Continued growth in global trade volumes in 2019 pushed the total container throughput of the 50 busiest cargo ports in the world up...

JOC Global Port Rankings: Asian ports grew fastest in 2019

[caption caption="Container volumes handled by the 50 busiest cargo ports in the world grew 3.5 percent to more than 517 million TEU last year. Photo credit: Zhao Jiankang/Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Continued growth in global trade volumes in 2019 pushed the total container throughput of the 50 busiest cargo ports in the world up...

Equipment providers stepping up chassis repair in Southern California

[caption caption="The 40 percent spike in import volumes in Southern California over the past two months has stressed chassis availability in the region. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Out-of-service chassis are contributing to equipment shortages in Southern California, say stakeholders who are urging equipment providers to step up repairs in the largest US...

Equipment providers stepping up chassis repair in Southern California

[caption caption="The 40 percent spike in import volumes in Southern California over the past two months has stressed chassis availability in the region. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]Out-of-service chassis are contributing to equipment shortages in Southern California, say stakeholders who are urging equipment providers to step up repairs in the largest US...

NY–NJ import surge tightens chassis, warehouse capacity

[caption caption="Imports from Asia to NY-NJ (above) were up 20.5 percent in July from June, according to PIERS, a JOC.com sister company within IHS Markit. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]A surge of inbound volumes through the Port of New York and New Jersey is snatching up available chassis and squeezing supporting warehouse...

NY–NJ import surge tightens chassis, warehouse capacity

[caption caption="Imports from Asia to NY-NJ (above) were up 20.5 percent in July from June, according to PIERS, a JOC.com sister company within IHS Markit. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]A surge of inbound volumes through the Port of New York and New Jersey is snatching up available chassis and squeezing supporting warehouse...

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July import surge overwhelms Southern California supply chain

[caption caption="Containerized imports from Asia in July totaled 810,260 TEU, up from 579,721 TEU in May, according to PIERS. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]A nearly 40 percent increase in imports from Asia from May to July in Los Angeles and Long Beach generated congestion, equipment shortages, and excessive chassis dwell times at...