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Viewpoint: Shippers in for a bumpy ride
Posted 07/01 · 08:07 AM · LM Editorial
I’m not sure who said it, but it’s one of my favorite lines when it comes to putting the current market environment into perspective: You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been.
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Ocean Cargo: Night gate fee raise postponed at Ports of LA/Long Beach
Posted 07/01 · 07:05 AM · LM Editorial
Responding to shipper concerns, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) announced it will postpone until August 1 its planned adjustment to the Traffic Mitigation Fee at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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U.S. seaports manage change on their own
Posted 07/01 · 06:38 AM · LM Editorial
The Port of Long Beach, which has been promoting free market solutions to address air pollution concerns for some time, is celebrating the nation’s Independence Day weekend by closing an irksome contractual loophole
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Ocean cargo: Port of San Francisco concentrates on bulk
Posted 06/21 · 08:16 AM · LM Editorial
The Port of San Francisco, which ceded major container operations to its cross-bay rival, the Port of Oakland, many years ago, is getting back to basics.
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Ocean cargo: Shippers are getting the attention they deserve
Posted 06/17 · 11:50 AM · LM Editorial
As many leading ocean carrier executives have noted recently, sharper shipper expectations are driving disruptive change in the industry
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“The Turbulent ‘10s” will have profound impact on ocean shipping
Posted 06/09 · 08:59 AM · LM Editorial
While labor costs and “green” initiatives may be making West Coast ports less dominant in the coming years, they are hardly at risk, said a prominent industry analyst.
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IWLA calls pending California legislation a “job killer”
Posted 06/09 · 07:30 AM · LM Editorial
Proposed legislation in California that would make that state’s ports less competitive with other Pacific Rim and Gulf ports is being opposed by The International Warehouse Logistics Association
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PierPass raises fee at ports of LA/Long Beach
Posted 06/07 · 03:31 PM · LM Editorial
In a move to contain costs and sustain service, the West Coast MTO Agreement announced it will raise the current Traffic Mitigation Fee at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Ocean cargo carriers can take nothing for granted
Posted 06/07 · 01:27 PM · LM Editorial
The tired old cliché, “thinking outside the box,” takes on new meaning when invoked by the world’s leading container shipping company
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Port City Is vital chronicle of S.F. waterfront
Posted 05/27 · 09:23 AM · LM Editorial
The San Francisco Heritage Foundation maintains that Port City (by Michael Corbett; San Francisco Architectural Heritage, 248 pages; $65.00) represents a first in terms of providing a comprehensive story of the Port of San Francisco.
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