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We would like to provide you with the latest update on the impending rail strike.
Pending rail strike
We are monitoring developments this week on a potential rail strike by conductors and engineers who work for Class I rail operators BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, CN, CP and Union Pacific.
Due to Labor Day National Holiday on Monday, September 5th, most U.S. ports will be closed, please expect delays.
Within the past few months, port congestion has become worse on the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, especially in Savannah and Houston. Container availability in the USA is tight in the areas of the South Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast.
Limited rail equipment remains a challenge in Los Angeles.
Limited trucking and equipment availability are among the main challenges across the supply chain.
Labor strikes and rail disruptions in some European countries and at a few US ports have affected operations in the last weeks.
Due to increased volume and labor shortage, most terminals are experiencing congestion issues, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Savannah, Charleston, Miami, Houston, and Seattle.
Due to increased volume and labor shortage, most terminals are experiencing congestion issues, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Savannah, Charleston, Miami, Houston, and Seattle.
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Of the world’s top 20 container ports, nine ports will be in China by the end of 2022, according to a forecast report published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The forecast quoted by the China Science Daily added that many of China’s container ports have a growing demand for shipping services, especially in Ninbo-Zhoushan, Qingdao, and Tianjin ports.
Sources close to the West Coast longshore labor negotiations believe that a deal could materialize in August or September with little disruption on the docks.
Port of Los Angeles’ Executive Director, Gene Seroka, has warned of major risk to the U.S. supply chain if rail service is not improved.
Convoy of 100 Truck Drivers Protest AB5 at San Pedro Bay Port Complex
THE Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, HMM, and Yang Ming have finalized their network plans to deploy larger vessels on the Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic trades in April 2023.
Due to increased volume and labor shortage, most terminals are experiencing congestion issues, including New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, Houston, Oakland, and Vancouver
US for-hire truck tonnage saw its single-largest monthly decrease in November since early 2020 as freight demand, already falling from unsustainable 2021 levels, cooled even faster, according to the American Trucking Association (ATA). The ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage...
An artist’s impression of Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project, which will be Europe’s largest e-methanol plant.
While domestic intermodal traffic on private boxes is up, the number of loads traveling on rail-owned containers plunged 20 percent year over year in November, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.
With all the recently mentioned events, there is a high number of container vessels currently congested at different ports around the world, affecting logistics services overall.
About 20% of cargo volume has shifted to other U.S. hubs as shippers sought to “avoid labor disruptions”. Seroka said he “would not be surprised” if 5 percentage points of the 20% that’s moved don’t return to the West.
Lack of maritime infrastructure exacerbates safety risks in the region, according to a government watchdog
With all the recently mentioned events, there is a high number of container vessels currently congested at different ports around the world, affecting logistics services overall.
Trucking capacity is reduced in most areas in the USA, resulting in additional delays for picking and delivering cargo.
