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Recent, Happening Now
June 19, 2025
New eBook: Rely on an Integrated 3PL to Orchestrate Your Cold Chain
In today’s fast-paced supply chain environment, maintaining product integrity from origin to delivery has never been more critical—especially when it involves temperature-sensitive goods like food...
Recent, Happening Now
June 9, 2025
Happening Now: Transportation Pricing Outpacing Capacity
According to FreightWaves, transportation pricing grew faster than capacity again in May. Despite rising capacity, prices surged even more—signaling tightness in the transportation market and...
Recent, Happening Now
May 19, 2025
Per-Diem and Detention Charges in Shipping: What They Are and How to Prevent Them
Detention and demurrage charges—already a pain point for importers—are once again under scrutiny. In 2025, a mix of regulatory ambiguity, evolving steamship line practices, and a volatile...
Southern California Ports
January 27, 2022
3 key questions about union contract negotiations at West Coast shipping ports
Being a logistician these days – especially one who deals with imports into the US – can feel like playing a game of Whac-A-Mole. When one issue is addressed, another one pops up. The latest issue on...
Southern California Ports
October 28, 2021
How can we overcome the current supply chain disruptions?
As we approach the holiday season, the supply chain disruptions that have plagued most of the world for the better part of two years have gone from industry news to front-page news. And everybody has...
Southern California Ports
September 30, 2021
California Port Congestion Woes Continue as Peak Season Hits
When shipping freight into California, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter, you may feel that you’re leaping over one hurdle after another to deliver your goods to market. The current California...
Southern California Ports
August 12, 2021
Reasons for drayage truck driver shortage and how the right 3PL can help
The current driver shortage affects every mode of trucking, port drayage included. What you may not realize, however, is that this shortage of drayage drivers is not new – it didn’t begin with...
Southern California Ports
April 15, 2021
Ship overweight to combat high container shipping rates
Record-breaking shipping volumes into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue into Q2 and show no sign of letting up. This has contributed to container shortages and extremely high container...
Southern California Ports
March 25, 2021
West Coast Chassis Pool Challenges at Ports of LA and Long Beach
As we examined in our recent blog post on port congestion, ports across the U.S. – most notably the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – are experiencing severe backups due to increased import...
Southern California Ports
February 4, 2021
What types of products benefit from the California Overweight Corridor?
If you’re importing containers into the U.S., you may be limiting the weight of your containers in order to meet U.S. road weight limits. This is often a mistake as you’re likely shipping more...
Southern California Ports
January 7, 2021
Navigating Port Congestion Challenges at the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt all along the supply chain. For ocean shipping and import operations, this impact continues to be severe, with ramifications expected to be felt well into 2021....
West Coast Distribution
October 22, 2020
Ship Overweight Containers to Reduce Import Costs
When importing containers from Asia and other overseas markets, many companies limit their container weights to meet U.S. road weight limits. This is often a mistake as shipping overweight containers...
Southern California Ports
July 23, 2020
What port logistics services can a 3PL provide?
When you’re importing products into the U.S., there’s a lot that needs to happen before your items hit store shelves or a customer’s doorstep. And it often starts with port logistics services such as...
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