Port of Charleston Archives

In export, exporters, exports, import, importers, importing, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping, port congestion, Port of Charleston, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Supply Chain

Posted February 24, 2022

2022 Supply Chain Outlook for U.S. Shippers

We may have seen a full shift in U.S. import patterns for 2022, particularly with an increase in cargo volumes through East Coast ports. Bill Mongelluzzo reports in the Journal of [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In cargo, container ports, container shipping, International Shipping, Port of Charleston

Posted January 31, 2017

Automation May Make ILA USMX Negotiations Contentious

The current East and Gulf Coast labor contract between the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) expires next year. While shippers and the [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In Container Shipping & Transport, ocean freight, ocean shipping, Port of Charleston, Uncategorized

Posted May 12, 2016

How Ports Take Advantage of SOLAS VGM Rule Change

They say change is a constant. What’s certainly constant about change is someone always finds a way to make money on it. U.S. ports are in position to cash in on the upcoming regulation [...]

By Universal Cargo

In International Shipping, Panama Canal, Port of Charleston

Posted December 22, 2015

Port of Charleston Starts $1.6 Billion Expansion to Receive New Panamax Ships

East Coast ports have been eagerly anticipating the expansion of the Panama Canal to allow megaships (of course, not the most mega of megaships, but 1.5 times larger than the previous [...]