Maersk, Hyundai and MSC have all announced they will no longer be assessing per diem or demurrage charges on days when the terminal is closed. This decision is a HUGE win for cargo owners and motor carriers alike. The...
DOMINOES FALLING
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ONE TERMINAL TAKEOVER
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced it will takeover 51% of TraPac Terminals in Oakland and Los Angeles as well as YTI in Los Angeles. Previously MOL had the stake in TraPac and NYK in YTI. "These acquisitions...
CONGRESS CONCERNED
Some Congress members are concerned about giving Oakland federal grant funding to pay for the Oakland A's stadium. Given the recent supply chain crisis, these Congress members are not eager to hand over limited port...
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS DRAG ON
It has been a fun week in Oakland. Wednesday morning November 2nd, Local 34 (clerks) picketed outside the terminal gates. Local 10 (crane operators) did not cross the line and eventually went home. The pickets started...
STILL SWINGING
Supply Chain interests are still swinging for the fences in the battle with Oakland A's, the City of Oakland, the Port of Oakland, and now the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) over the Oakland A's...
THE BAD
Last night, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) voted to remove Howard Terminal's Port Priority Use designation paving the way for the approval of the Oakland A's proposed stadium,...
BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Alright folks, it is the bottom of the ninth, and it is time to clear the bench for the big showdown. Tomorrow, June 2nd, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) will hold a public meeting to discuss...
OAKLAND’S SHELL GAME
Last month, Oakland's City Council voted to approve the environmental impact report (EIR) paving the way for Howard Terminal to be converted into an Oakland A's ballpark, hotel, high-rise condominiums, and retail and...
OAKLAND UPDATE
Hope is on the horizon for the Port of Oakland and its users. After months of being by-passed in favor of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, services are slowly being restored to Oakland. MSC is adding an Oakland...
ANCHORS (NOT GOING) AWAY
The backlog of ships in Oakland has diminished. Actually, it is nonexistent. However, our neighbors to the south are now up to a whopping 48 ships at anchor. Every drug version of this brand has their specific benefits...
ANCHORS AWAY
The ship count at anchor in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is a whopping 33, and in Oakland, idle ships are less than 10. The number of ships at anchor is one barometer of port performance. Scarce...
SPECIAL DELIVERY
A new ship-to-shore crane destined for Everport's terminal in Oakland squeaked under the Bay Bridge It is typically made in viagra generika 100mg India under government regulation. It is recommended that you should...