The number of arriving cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles likely won’t surge as the holiday season comes around, but the supply chain crisis is not yet over, according to experts and port officials. The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, reported a slowdown in the cargo surge this month….

The entire U.S. supply chain, not just its ports, requires 24/7 operations to reduce logjams and out-of-control costs, said U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons (Ret.), the White House supply-chain czar, in an interview with Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero on Aug. 9. Lyons, the former commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, took over the…

MUMBAI— Palm oil has become the costliest among the four major edible oils for the first time as buyers rush to secure replacements for sunflower oil shipments from the top exporting Black Sea region that was disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Palm oil’s record premium over rival oils could squeeze price-sensitive Asian and African…

LONDON—Britain on Tuesday banned any ship with Russian connections from entering its ports as the country stepped up efforts to isolate President Vladimir Putin’s government because of its war in Ukraine. Announcing the blanket ban in a tweet, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps encouraged other countries to prohibit ships tied to Russia from using their…

While a growing number of Los Angeles-bound cargo ships are now biding time off the coast of Mexico, the supply chain crisis progressed this week as consumers found empty shelves in stores across the U.S. “There’s a big population [of ships off the coast of Mexico],” Kip Louttit, director of the Marine Exchange, told The…

Residents living next to the overloaded Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are not happy about the harbor’s plans to build a new container parking lot in their neighborhood, according to a local official. Wilmington has taken the brunt of increased truck traffic and containers this year, said Wilmington Neighborhood Council board member Valerie Contreras….

The U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced over $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 U.S. states and one territory to address supply chain challenges at ports. Buttigieg made the announcement in a statement released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday.

By Sam Dean From the Los Angeles Times San Pedro Bay is looking less crowded these days. The fleet of massive container ships loitering just offshore from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has thinned to 46 boats from its peak of more than 80 in late October. Is that a good sign…

LOS ANGELES—Cargo ships waited in record numbers to offload goods at the nation’s busiest ports this week as officials again delayed the start of a new system that would fine shipping companies for storing containers at the busy terminals. An influx of 96 container ships were waiting in line to offload at the Los Angeles…

LOS ANGELES—Cargo ships waited in record numbers to offload goods at the nation’s busiest ports this week as officials again delayed the start of a new system that would fine shipping companies for storing containers at the busy terminals. An influx of 96 container ships were waiting in line to offload at the Los Angeles…