The Port of Oakland is back to full operation after truckers, with an assist from ILWU members, screeched the port to a halt last week over Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). The port says it will take [...]
The Port of Oakland can no longer claim operations have not been affected by truckers striking over the California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which ends the independent owner and operator model of [...]
I made a prediction in Tuesday's blog post about this year's peak season. That post wasn't actually about predicting what will happen with international shipping in the upcoming months, so the [...]
A's Want to Build a Ballpark in the Port of Oakland
The Oakland Athletics, lovingly known by their fans as the A's, don't want to play baseball at the Oakland Coliseum anymore. Their [...]
China has beef with the U.S. again, and it’s worth billions of dollars. The Port of Oakland wants in on that money, and is spending $11 million to be a part of it. It was almost exactly a [...]
It’s happening right now! Peak season for the international shipping industry. Or is it? Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the international shipping industry as U.S. [...]
Dockworker and cargo containers It’s happening right now! Peak season for the international shipping industry. Or is it? Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the international [...]
The Port of Oakland reported big numbers for the month of July. The numbers were so high, in fact, that they made headlines. American Shipper headlined with “Port of Oakland experiences [...]
Port of Oakland shipping container surge The Port of Oakland reported big numbers for the month of July. The numbers were so high, in fact, that they made headlines. American Shipper headlined [...]
“Congestion, congestion, congestion!” I can hear port owners whining about congestion getting all the attention like Jan lementing all the attention Marcia gets in the Brady Bunch. Of [...]
October is a big month for international shipping. At least, normally it is. Usually imports see a big bump around this time of year, especially at West Coast ports, as shippers and retailers are [...]
You know what there hasn’t been enough of lately? ILWU drama at West Coast ports. Don’t worry, the ILWU Local 34 at the Port of Oakland is solving that problem. So much so, in fact, [...]
Truckers who move import and export cargo in and out of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike today (Monday, April 28th). Justice for Port Truck Drivers, a group backed [...]
Delays at ports across the country have been difficult for truckers and shippers this winter. At Universal Cargo Management, we work hard to make sure your imports and exports ship as smoothly as [...]
For the last 3 months, the Port of Oakland has been experiencing delays and backlog at SSA terminals. Waiting time at the port is causing a blockade from truckers. Shippers should try to avoid [...]
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