Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is upsetting the transportation of goods on railway lines linking China and Europe, forcing businesses to look for alternate routes. Logistics firms and exporters are avoiding land routes passing through Russia and Ukraine due to security risks as well as payment issues stemming from Western sanctions, according to a report by…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Sunday that it will help fund a new container yard at California’s Port of Oakland in an effort to tackle ongoing shipping delays. “With the delays and disruptions that are occurring, market share is at risk,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters. A new 25-acre acre “pop-up site”…

Commentary Siyamak Khorrami, host of  “California Insider,” talks to Dr. Salvatore Mercoglinao in this episode called “Delays, High Prices, and Shortages: The Consequences of Los Angeles’s Congested Ports.” Mercogliano is a professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and professor of History at Campbell University. They discuss how the current backlog at…