As predicted earlier this week, go-slows at US west coast ports have now spread to southern California, with up to 80% of container handling capacity on the coast now in danger of being affected. The west coast terminal employers’ body, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), yesterday said that dockworkers’ union the ILWU had begun refusing to…
The port of Long Beach said its truck turn times have been better than those at Los Angeles for at least four months. Truck turn times at Long Beach tracked closely with turn times at Los Angeles in the first half of the year, HTA reported. From January through March, Long Beach turn times were…
The ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach are experiencing severe congestion and causing delays. This unfortunately has a negative impact not only the affected ports, but also U.S. rail and intermodal trucking networks nationwide. The latest information shows 8-10 vessels currently at anchor waiting berth space. Thousands of import containers are being held at the terminals…
Representatives of the port, shipper and labor communities agree that Los Angeles and Long Beach must reduce congestion and improve productivity at marine terminals, but they differ on how to reach those goals. “We are three to five days behind our normal flow of goods. This is having a ripple effect throughout the supply chain,”…
Eleven container ships were anchored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Sunday, the most waiting at one time in San Pedro Bay in two years, as gridlock persisted at the largest container gateway in the Americas. The queue dipped to nine on Monday, down from 10 on Saturday and 11 on Sunday but up from seven on Friday,…
Car Shipping Tip: Dropping Off Your Vehicle For Shipping Before dropping off your vehicle at one of our locations or at the port, make sure the vehicle is cleaned inside and out. Customs will look at the cleanliness of the vehicle to ensure there are no agricultural risks (insects, excess dirt, etc.) to the United…
Ermäßigter Zolltarif für Oldtimer: Dank einer neuen Regelung gilt ab dem 1. Januar bei der Einfuhr von Fahrzeugen im Originalzustand, die mindestens 30 Jahre alt sind, ein günstigerer Import-Tarif. Der gemeinsame Zolltarif der EU wird angepasst: Ab dem 1. Januar 2014 gilt eine neue und klarere Formulierung: Für „Sammlerkraftfahrzeuge“, die exakt benannte Kriterien erfüllen, werden…