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Port Stoppages Are Targets for Cargo Thieves. Here’s How to Fight Back

When cargo is at rest, it’s also at risk. As disruptions such as strikes at major U.K. ports continue, shippers are scrambling to keep cargo moving so it’s harder to steal.

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Felixstowe Port Strike: Union Warns of Further Action

Dockworkers at the U.K.'s busiest container port say more industrial action could follow, as an eight-day strike ends with no agreement.

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Container Capacity at Felixstowe Drops 37.6% on First Day of Strike

The first day of the strike at Felixstowe — the U.K.’s biggest container port — brought a sharp decline in the incoming TEU capacity at the port.

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Felixstowe Strike Could Drag On as Workers Demand 10% Pay Rise

Strikes at the U.K.’s largest container ship port could extend beyond the eight days currently planned by unions, threatening more disruption to the country’s supply chains.

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Felixstowe.Photo courtesy of the Port of Felixstowe.

West Coast Port Labor Talks Stalled Over Union Conflict

Labor negotiations between dockworkers and employers are at a standstill because of a fight between two unions over who maintains equipment at a terminal at the Port of Seattle.

A container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Another Month of High Volume at Port of L.A., While Exports Continue to Fall

July saw another “outstanding” month for cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles and wait times were down, said port executive director Gene Seroka, while noting that exports had continued to decline for three years.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

San Pedro Bay Ports Seek Comment on Second Drayage Truck Assessment

The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Ane.geles and Long Beach have invited the public to comment on a draft 2021 feasibility assessment of cleaner drayage truck technologies needed to help the ports reduce air pollution and reach the ambitious zero-emissions goals adopted in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Updat

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FMC Seeks Comments on Possible Emergency Order to Share Information

If the Commission issues an emergency order, common carriers and marine terminal operators would be required to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Strike Action Likely at U.K. Port of Felixstowe

With pay talks deadlocked, it seems increasingly likely that the Port of Felixstowe will be closed by strike action toward the end of August, warns project4

A gantry crane lifts a shipping container. Photo: Shutterstock.

Ukraine’s Grain Corridors Still Need Ships to Ease Food Crisis

Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be released.

A gantry crane loads a shipping container filled with corn for export from a grain terminal operated by Cargill Inc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Russia Finds a New Route to Oil Market Via a Tiny Egyptian Port

Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow, via Egypt’s El Hamra oil terminal.

An oil tanker is berthed at a Russian port. Photo: Getty.

Taiwan Turmoil Prompts Detours and Delays for Global Shipping

China’s announcement of military drills around Taiwan as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island is already having ripple effects across global supply chains, prompting detours and causing delays of energy shipments.

Shipping containers stacked at the Port of Keelung in Keelung, Taiwan. Photo: Bloomberg.

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