Category: ports

China’s Port Strategy Positions It for Global Dominance

Commentary Since the end of World War Two, the U.S. Navy has been responsible for maintaining open and orderly overseas trade routes around the world. The United States has borne the costs of doing so, as those trade routes are a key part of the U.S.-led international order. The results, of course, speak for themselves….


Carriers Must Move Thousands Containers out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


Carriers Must Move Thousands of Containers Out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


Carriers Must Move Thousands of Containers Out of Los Angeles Area by End of Halloween: Officials

Shipping companies must move thousands of containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach starting Nov. 1, according to port officials, or they’ll begin to start facing hefty fines. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 29 announced a fee on carriers who have containers linger on the docks, and the Port of…


The Wedge Model Explains California Shortages and Clogged Ports

Commentary Back on Oct. 15 in The Epoch Times, I was one of the first to blame California’s high taxes and regulations for the shortages and clogged ports we’re all suffering, leading to higher prices. On Oct. 21 on CalMatters, Emily Hoeven wrote, “In a Tuesday letter to Newsom, the business groups asked him to declare…


Port Congestion in Southern California; IN PHOTOS

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, face issues of congestion as cargo vessels continue to line the horizon of the Pacific Ocean. (Photos by John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)


California Ports, Key to US Supply Chain, Among World’s Least Efficient

LOS ANGELES—Southern California’s Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports in the United States, but are some of the least efficient in the world, according to a ranking by the World Bank and IHS Markit. In a review of 351 container ports around the globe, Los Angeles was…


The Reagan Cure for Clogged Ports and Goods Shortages

Commentary Fall 2021 has a 1980 vibe to it. Shortages. A faltering supply system. Inflation. Rising unemployment. Even if you don’t remember it personally, I’m sure you’ve seen pictures of the lines of cars waiting to buy gas from the 1979 Oil Shock. Global oil supplies dropped after Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution in Iran, a major…


Biden Calls on Private Sector to ‘Step Up’ to Address Supply Bottlenecks

President Joe Biden has called on the private sector supply chain to “step up” amid growing concerns around logistical bottlenecks and increasing inflation. Biden’s comments in a speech on Oct. 13 came following announcements that the Port of Los Angeles will move to a 24/7 service—a step the Port of Long Beach made several weeks…


COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns Caused Jams at California Ports

Commentary If you go down to the coast in Southern California and look out to sea, you easily can spot dozens of container ships stuck waiting to move into port and unload their goods. The Wall Street Journal headlined, “Cargo Piles Up as California Ports Jostle Over How to Resolve Delays.” Subhead: “U.S. shipping operations…