Ports & congestion
Dwell, berth waits and the knock-on to your ETAs.
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NewsTyphoon Champi Port Closure: How Long Ningbo and Shanghai Gates Shut in August
Typhoon Champi port closure: how long Dolphin shut Ningbo and Shanghai gates in August, how berth waits ran, and what to settle for boxes loading 23 to 27 October.
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InsightHub Ports: Deepwater Transshipment and Logistics
Transshipment hub ports explained: why mother vessels need deep basins, how feeder networks finish the trip and how fast transfers keep demurrage down.
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NewsVincent Thomas Bridge Closure Meets a Record Month at San Pedro Bay
The Vincent Thomas Bridge closure starts 7 November for 16 months, right after record September volumes at LA and Long Beach. What it means for drayage routes.
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InsightMSC demurrage & detention free time, port by port: how to read it
MSC demurrage and detention free time are two separate clocks. How each one runs, why it differs by port, and how to check the free-until date for your box.
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NewsNorth European congestion is back: what berth waits do to your ETA
When Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg clog up, the carrier’s published ETA is the last thing to admit it. Here’s the knock-on, and how to see it first.
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NewsWhen a US West Coast hub backs up, your ETA knows before the news does
Rising dwell at LA/Long Beach or Oakland shows up in your container’s real timeline days before it makes a headline. Watch the port, not the press.