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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
April 2, 2015
What Does the New LA-LB Gray Chassis Pool Mean for You?
The Gray Chassis Pool allows truckers to pick up and drop off chassis at ANY of the terminals served by the three chassis pools. That’s right ANY of the twelve terminals. The project was launched...
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 14, 2014
The Latest on West Coast Port Labor Negotiations
The contract between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which represents almost 20,000 longshore workers at 29 West Coast ports, expired on July 1....
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
April 18, 2014
California Port Logistics: 5 Ways To Process Containers Faster
Your container is at the port. Now what? Receiving your goods in a timely and economical fashion is paramount, whether your goods are for further production or for distribution locally or country...
Southern California Ports
April 2, 2014
Container Drayage – Time is Money
Turn times at Southern California ports. Does it ever seem like the time to retrieve your container is as long as the ocean transit time?
Southern California Ports
February 20, 2013
How Pier Pass Rates Almost Undermined the “SNEAK-ONs” Craze
(Ryan Brower is Director of Client Solutions at Weber Logistics)
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
January 21, 2013
Logistics Tips for Importers to the Port of Los Angeles & Long Beach
The combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach process 38,000 TEUs per day. When your imported products arrive there, the longest leg of your supply chain is done. But in many ways, the toughest...
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...
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