Container lines warn of congestion threat when Asia imports rebound
US ports and support infrastructure like warehouses and rail connections aren’t better equipped to handle import surges than they were during the pandemic when record volumes drove congestion to historic highs, carrier executives said this week.
Tariffs jeopardize resin volume gains for US Southeast ports
Direct services to Asia and the EU have pulled more resin cargoes away from Houston, but the Gulf Coast is still the main route to the South American market.
Cosco reports strong Q1 trans-Pacific volumes amid rush to beat tariffs
Container lines saw a first-quarter demand boost from US shippers eager to bring in cargo before the April implementation of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
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Trans-Pacific capacity cuts accelerating amid sharp reduction in Chinese cargo
With far fewer US-bound goods leaving Chinese docks, carriers have accelerated the raft of blank sailings and service suspensions that began earlier this month, sources tell the Journal of Commerce.
De Maria elevated to lead USMX after his work on new ILA contract
F. Paul De Maria will become the new CEO of the group representing ocean carriers and marine terminal operators at East and Gulf coast ports.
Knight-Swift, Union Pacific brace for West Coast volume downturn
The companies say it’s important to be agile with capacity deployment if there is a significant decline in volumes crossing the docks at Los Angeles and Long Beach amid the trade conflict with China.
Hapag-Lloyd saw China bookings drop hard after US enacted tariffs
The carrier said its Gemini Cooperation alliance with Maersk is not resorting to blanked voyages to deal with the downturn, but did redeploy ships to deal with demand changes.