US port capacity – time to get a strategy

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News / US ports and intermodal players are geared up to handle volume surges

US container gateways and the inland intermodal chain have handled surging traffic without disruption, providing ...

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News / US tariffs loom for Chinese-made port cranes, but pre-orders escape

Proposed new import tariffs, by US authorities on Chinese-manufactured ship-to-shore cranes, are set to be ...

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News / USMX and ILA to start talks on new contract covering Atlantic coast ports

Negotiations on contracts covering some 45,000 dockworkers along the US east and Gulf coast ports ...

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May 14, 2024• Comments•

News / Maersk cuts import box dwell time at US ports to nine days

Maersk has shortened its import containers dwell time at key US terminals from 14 days ...

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News / US imports continue to flood in, but more still arriving at east coast ports

US import container volumes grew by 5.9% in June, year on year, defying weaker consumer ...

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News / White House opens coffers for ports developing in line with climate agenda

Federal funding beckons for US ports looking to get in on offshore wind market development. The ...

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News / Congestion looms at US ports as shops and factories close and imports pile up

The repercussions of Covid-19 have begun to hit US imports. As retail outlets, as well as ...

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News / Port chiefs spell out to Trump the danger to US economy from tariffs

Chiefs at seven large US ports have written to President Trump to express their “deep ...

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Sep 25, 2019• Comments•

News / US box ports report surprise growth in imports, despite tariffs

Despite the escalating US/China trade war, the ten biggest US container ports posted a surprisingly ...

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Aug 20, 2019• Comments•

Recommends / US port officials want giant cranes off Trump's tariff list

US ports could be set to hit by more problems from the China-US trade spat. ...

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US port capacity – time to get a strategy

US ports Headlines

News / US ports and intermodal players are geared up to handle volume surges

News / US tariffs loom for Chinese-made port cranes, but pre-orders escape

News / USMX and ILA to start talks on new contract covering Atlantic coast ports

News / Maersk cuts import box dwell time at US ports to nine days

News / US imports continue to flood in, but more still arriving at east coast ports

COMPANY NOTICES

News / White House opens coffers for ports developing in line with climate agenda

News / Congestion looms at US ports as shops and factories close and imports pile up

News / Port chiefs spell out to Trump the danger to US economy from tariffs

News / US box ports report surprise growth in imports, despite tariffs

Recommends / US port officials want giant cranes off Trump's tariff list

Most read news

News / April import boost for US ports may be the 'quiet before the tariff storm'

News / US ports call for urgent action over severe shortage of Customs inspectors

News / 'Plan for chaos', with US shippers unprepared for verified gross mass regulations

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US port capacity – time to get a strategy

US ports Headlines

News / US ports and intermodal players are geared up to handle volume surges

News / US tariffs loom for Chinese-made port cranes, but pre-orders escape

News / USMX and ILA to start talks on new contract covering Atlantic coast ports

News / Maersk cuts import box dwell time at US ports to nine days

News / US imports continue to flood in, but more still arriving at east coast ports

COMPANY NOTICES

News / White House opens coffers for ports developing in line with climate agenda

News / Congestion looms at US ports as shops and factories close and imports pile up

News / Port chiefs spell out to Trump the danger to US economy from tariffs

News / US box ports report surprise growth in imports, despite tariffs

Recommends / US port officials want giant cranes off Trump's tariff list

Most read news

News / April import boost for US ports may be the 'quiet before the tariff storm'

News / US ports call for urgent action over severe shortage of Customs inspectors

News / 'Plan for chaos', with US shippers unprepared for verified gross mass regulations

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