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☆ Whales are turning up dead on beaches — and our online shopping addiction is partly to blame
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly two dozen whales have washed up dead along the East Coast in recent months. Scientists blame it on climate change sending whales into the path of cargo ships. The surge in online shopping means ships are bigger and more plentiful than ever before. Two whales that washed up dead along the Atlantic Coast this month were determined to have been struck by vessels, USA Today reported. A year ago, scientists began calling for cargo ships to start rerouting in order to protect endangered blue whales that live off the coast of Sri Lanka.

☆ U.S. East Coast Port Workers Begin Early Contract Talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers, in September asked its locals to open talks with regional employer groups, said James McNamara, an ILA spokesman. A spokesman for the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents carriers and terminal operators on the West Coast, declined to comment. The Port of Houston and Georgia’s Port of Savannah have also benefited from freight diversions away from the West Coast. The West Coast labor talks have significant hurdles to overcome once the two sides resolve their regional disagreements, according to shipping industry officials. Shipping industry officials say the talks covering Gulf Coast and East Coast ports face fewer stumbling blocks.

☆ Port of New York shatters trade record, but latest shipping data hints at California comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Containers sit at the GCT New York container terminal on Staten Island on October 20, 2022, in New York City. The Port of Long Beach moved 9.13 million TEUs last year. "These 9.5 million TEUs is more than 27% of 2019 levels," said Bethann Rooney, port director of the Port of New York and New Jersey. "This is not sustainable if we are going to handle 14 million TEUs in the not too distant future," she said. If they have stability on the West Coast, it doesn't really make sense to spend the extra two weeks crossing to go to the East Coast.

☆ Some supply chain managers are wary of shifting trade back to West Coast ports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mario Tama | Getty ImagesNearly a third of logistics managers at major companies and trade groups say they do not know how much trade they would return to the West Coast once an International Longshore and Warehouse Union, or ILWU, labor deal is reached, according to CNBC's supply chain survey. Of those surveyed, 49% said they did not divert trade, compared to 40% who said they did. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwardsOver half of those respondents told CNBC the main reason for moving trade away from the West Coast was the threat of an ILWU strike. About 40% cited both California's AB5 "gig worker" law, which concerns the employment status of drivers, and rail delays. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwardsNegotiations between the ILWU and their employer, the Pacific Maritime Association, have been ongoing since May 10.

☆ Retailers Pull Back From Using Chartered Cargo Ships
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Retailers are moving away from using chartered ships to get around pandemic-triggered disruptions now that congestion at ports has cleared and pressures in supply chains have eased. A representative for Home Depot said it stopped using chartered vessels earlier this year as space opened up in global shipping. Party City started booking space on chartered vessels in mid-2021 in advance of Halloween, its busiest time of year, said Bruce Dzinski, Party City’s director of international transportation. Will Harwood, a spokesman for Lidl, said Tailwind owns two container ships and can carry additional cargo on other chartered vessels. Most other companies, like Home Depot and Costco, relied on third-party companies to operate chartered ships.

☆ East Coast ports including New York are winning a domestic trade war at the expense of California
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

According to ITS Logistics which monitors rail cargo trends, the volume of freight moving out of the East Coast doubles that of the West Coast. East Coast ports making major investments East Coast ports like Georgia, Virginia and Maryland have been increasing their investment to accommodate the increase in rail capacity. "CSX continues to see the East Coast ports as a growth opportunity as volumes shift from congested West coast gateways," said Cindy Schild, CSX spokesperson. West Coast port declinewatch nowCargo volumes on the West Coast remained soft at the Port of Los Angeles in November, which saw a 21% decrease year over year in volumes. While the East Coast gains are significant, there was a "leveling" off of imports detected on the East Coast in November, according to port TEU data from the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map.

French container line CMA CGM sees the ownership of cargo terminals at U.S. ports as the next step in its bid to extend its shipping business into greater inland logistics. “Port terminals are an essential piece of the supply-chain efficiency, being at the crossroads of sea and land operations,” said Christine Cabau Woehrel, CMA CGM Group’s executive vice president of operations and assets. CMA CGM earned $17.9 billion in net profits in 2021 and its earnings in the first three quarters of this year reached more than $20.4 billion. The purchases come as CMA CGM is spending billions to buy logistics operations and more recently launch an airfreight service. China’s Cosco Shipping Ports has expanded its terminal operations around the world in concert with expansion by state-owned Cosco Shipping Lines.

☆ California Long Ruled U.S. Shipping. Importers Are Drifting East.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Paul Berger | Photographs David Walter Banks For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is moving more merchandise through New York and New Jersey to avoid West Coast bottlenecks. It trailed its East Coast rival again in that measure during September and October, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association and ports data. ”There are so many customers that got so screwed because they were entirely reliant on L.A. and Long Beach.”The logistical challenges of spreading imports along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast are massive. The shift in trade to the East Coast marks a return to where container ships originated. Then the U.S. began importing more goods from Europe, making an Atlantic Ocean crossing to various East Coast ports more critical.

☆ The busiest port in America is no longer on the West Coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Since August, imports into the two major West Coast ports – Los Angeles and Long Beach – have declined. That cargo is now flowing into Gulf Coast ports like Savannah and New Orleans, and East Coast ports in New York and New Jersey. Around 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports, including Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been working without a contract since July 1. The jam at the West Coast ports delayed Americans getting goods and sent prices higher as demand outpaced supply. But until the labor dispute is resolved on the West Coast, it will be a challenge to lure importers back.

☆ France's CMA CGM to buy New York, New Jersey terminals from Canada's GCT
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 6 (Reuters) - CMA CGM, one of the world's largest container shipping lines, said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire two container terminals at the port of New York and New Jersey from Global Container Terminals (GCT), which will extend its presence in a crucial hub for trade. According to Bloomberg, which first reported the news, the deal could fetch around $3 billion. In a statement, CMA CGM said acquired ports in Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, have a combined capacity of 2 million twenty-foot-equivalent units per year, and has a potential for further expansion, up to almost double capacity. Like its shipping rivals, CMA CGM has extended its presence along the logistics chain in port infrastructure and non-maritime transport services. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New York continues streak as nation's No. 1 port as LA cargo volume hits level not seen since 2009
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Earlier this week, the Port of Los Angeles posted its lowest level of October since 2009. "Firstly, shippers are still avoiding the West Coast to mitigate the risk of labor strikes at LA and Long Beach. According to Project44 data, total vessel TEU capacity deployed from Europe to the East Coast is up 15.5% compared to Oct 2021. CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map providers warned in the summer and fall of a decrease in manufacturing orders which has impacted the volume of shipping. The lesser container volumes are now being seen off the ports across the East Coast, including New York and New Jersey.

☆ Imports Into Southern California’s Ports Plunged 26% in October
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Imports into the nation’s busiest container port complex in Southern California are plummeting as U.S. trade sputters and retailers and manufacturers shift their supply chains amid increasingly contentious West Coast port labor negotiations. Importers have said they are avoiding West Coast ports because previous contract talks have turned contentious and led to cargo slowdowns. Over the past few months, several West Coast ports have experienced sporadic work disruptions, although port officials say overall container movements remain steady. The declines are a contrast to East Coast ports that continue to see strong cargo volumes. That has also contributed to the recent decline in cargo volumes during what is normally a peak season for ocean shipping.

☆ New York tops West Coast again as nation's No. 1 port in sign of permanent trade shift
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The previous monthly data was the first time New York topped the West Coast and was being watched as a tipping point. Fears of a strike among West Coast port workers is one of the primary reasons behind the coastal shift in trade to the U.S. The freight railroads have shifted with the port trade trends as the East Coast has gained. "We expect the East Coast trend to continue, and our railroad is ready to deliver for more than half of the country's consumers and manufacturers," he said. As more trade has moved east, port congestion has come with it.

☆ Tensions rise in West Coast port labor battles, with unions and management trading accusations
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Tensions are rising in West Coast port labor battles as unions and port management trade accusations about worker productivity and the awarding of job assignments. Jerome Roberts, GVP of marketing at supply chain consulting company Blume Global, told CNBC the one shift protest had no lasting productivity impact. Logistics companies fear the latest round of accusations will only increase tensions for a supply chain and national port infrastructure already dealing with multiple labor concerns. Project44, which also collects and analyzes port productivity for the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map, has tracked some recent issues at Seattle operations. Container dwell times at the Port of Oakland have been improving over the month of September, according to Josh Brazil, vice president of supply chain insights at Project44.

☆ New York is now the nation's busiest port in a historic tipping point for U.S.-bound trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

This comes as the flow of trade continues to move away from the West Coast with logistics managers worried about a labor strike or lockout. More East Coast trade, and more port congestionThe CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map for the U.S. shows how the continued increase in trade has East Coast ports and Gulf port as the winners in this movement of freight. Maritime prices fallingThe flow of trade away from the West Coast has decreased the demand for vessel space, leading Far East to West Coast maritime freight prices to fall. "Shippers are still bringing in a lot of containers, on the East Coast and West Coast and Gulf Coast as well." Shippers are still hesitant to return re-routed cargo to the U.S. West coast, Sand said.

☆ UK dock worker strikes to hit supply chains for companies including Ford
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A striking dockworker on a picket line outside the Port of Liverpool during a strike in Liverpool, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. This eight-day strike overlaps with a second strike at the UK's largest container port, the Port of Felixstowe, set to begin on Sunday. With multinational companies including Ford — which on Monday warned of a significant cost increase from supply chain pressures — exporting from the UK, the continuing labor strife will stress an already congested European port network. Ford is one of thousands of companies that use both the UK ports and the ports in Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands to export auto parts. According to FreightWaves SONAR data, the Port of New York and New Jersey receives 30 percent of all UK exports.

☆ I went on board the largest container ship to ever use an East Coast port and found a visual representation of American spending
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-26 | by ( Thomas Pallini | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Each mariner has a job to do while on the ship. Even when workers are off the clock, they're still bound to the ship while it's on the water. Touring the Port of New York and New Jersey. Thomas Pallini/Insider

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