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June 19, 2025
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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...
Recent, Happening Now
May 9, 2025
The End of De Minimis: What It Means for Importers (and How Weber Can Help)
A major change in U.S. trade policy took effect on May 2, 2025: the removal of the de minimis exemption for shipments entering the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. This decision has significant...
Southern California Ports
August 15, 2023
Shipping container weight: why bigger is better into LA
Whether container rates are up or down, chances are you’d like to pay less to import containers. Fortunately, there’s a straightforward way to reduce shipping costs when shipping into the Ports of...
Drayage
May 27, 2021
A primer on overweight container logistics on the West Coast
If you weren’t already convinced of the value of overweight container logistics, 2020 and now 2021 should have made it clear. It’s one of shippers’ most reliable tactics in mitigating the headaches...
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
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...
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
February 21, 2019
Overweight Container Logistics at the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach
Shipping containers across the ocean to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is a big job with a big impact on your company’s supply chain. It can also come with a big price tag, especially when...
3PL
September 1, 2016
Benefits of 3PL Services in the Overweight Corridor
In society today, there is a large focus on weight. For many, the temptation of a pink box in the office can be cringing if you are trying to watch the pounds. Luckily in the logistics world it can...
Capital Management