Port of Jacksonville Open for Business
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has announced that it has no container vessels waiting at anchorage and offers shippers two-way river traffic to transit to and from berths. JAXPORT also has major infrastructure investments underway to provide for continued growth, including more than $200 million in berth and terminal enhancements and a federal project to deepen the Jacksonville shipping channel...
80,000 Containers are Stacked Up at the Port of Savannah
The Port of Savannah is overwhelmed with shipping containers as the supply chain crisis continues. 80,000 containers, 50% more than normal, are stacked up on the docks. Some ships waited for nine days before getting a slot. About 700 containers have been left there for a month or more, while in September, 4,500 containers sat in the port for weeks,...
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Extend Gate Hours for Trucks
It was announced on Friday, September 17, that the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will expand operating gate hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers, they said in a joint statement. Combined, the 2 ports move about 40% of all containerized cargo entering the US each year. Both ports are working with the White House...
Ningbo’s Meishan Terminal Resuming Full Operations
The Meishan Terminal at the Port of Ningbo, China, which authorities shut down 10 days ago over one COVID case, has started to load and unload vessels that were already berthed prior to August 18. Empty container pickups are scheduled to resume on August 25, with the terminal projected to be back at full operating strength by September 1.