Recent numbers reveal an almost 10% increase in West Coast ports’ share of the US container imports compared to last year’s 46% market share. Numbers fell last year from the usual 51 percent to 53 percent range amid longshore labor disruptions. A tentative contract signed in February 2015 helped alleviate port congestion and labor issues,…

Thanks to amendments made to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, ocean carrier containers are now required to have a verified gross mass (VGM) prior to being loaded onto vessels. A lack of proper infrastructure for container weighing prior to loading in the Los-Angeles-Long Beach terminal means shippers will need to find…

Many of the consumer goods that you purchase and use every day move through ports all around the world. Below, we explore some of the busiest ports in the world by continent. For more information about the shipping services offered by CFR Classic, visit our worldwide vehicle shipping page - our specialty is shipping cars…

The Benjamin Franklin, an 18,000 TEU vessel, and the largest ever to call in an US port, was inaugurated on Friday 19, 2016 at the Port of Long Beach, California. The inaugural ceremony was a major event in the US shipping industry and leading companies, including CFR Classic, were in attendance. The CMA CGM Benjamin…

The Miami Herald reports that planning of a new Miami-Havana route has been in the works for over a year. In March 2015, the Obama administration gave the go-ahead for the first ferry service between the US and Cuba. Although delays by Cuba have stalled the start of the new maritime route, PortMiami officials have…

According to a Journal of Commerce report, recent data published by the Harbor Trucking Association reveals that Los Angeles-Long Beach marine terminals achieved the best turn times in January by collaborating with cargo agents and truckers on inventive programs like container free-flow and dray-offs. However, those gains didn’t improve overall truck turnaround times at the…

In a recent press release, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey announced the breaking of their 2014 record for annual cargo volumes by over 10% - Also increasing the number of jobs and economic activity generated by the port for the bi-state area. Presently, 336,600 full-time jobs are generated by the port…