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July 1, 2025
WEST COAST AND CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS BLOG
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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...
West Coast Distribution
January 28, 2015
Panama Canal Expansion Project to be Completed for 2016 Opening
According to a report by the Tico Times, a widened Panama Canal will be open for business in 2016 after a $400 million cash injection to help complete the long-delayed project. The Panama Canal...
Southern California Ports
August 27, 2014
Why SoCal Ports will Remain Strong Post Panama Canal Expansion
It’s hard to say exactly when the newest section of the expanded Panama Canal will open. Construction delays and labor disputes have laid waste to the original timeline.
Southern California Ports
July 2, 2014
Panama Canal Expansion Delays – Money or Politics? Or both!
The deadline for completing the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion has already been delayed multiple times, with the original target date of October 2014 set back by a total of 16 months to early...
Southern California Ports
February 7, 2013
BIG SHIPS Spur Southern California Ports Growth | 2013 Logistics Outlook
(Dennis McDonough is VP of Client Solutions at Weber Logistics)
Southern California Ports
December 13, 2012
Panama Canal Expansion: Impact on Southern California ports
Currently, large cargo ships are too wide, deep and tall to maneuver through the Panama Canal. However, the Panama Canal expansion project currently underway will double capacity by allowing more and...
Southern California Ports
December 5, 2012
End of Strike Brings Growth Opportunity to Southern California Ports
Employers and striking harbor clerks at the Ports of LA and Long Beach mercifully reached agreement on a contract that brought striking workers and sympathizers back to work on December 5. The deal...
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