Columbia River Bar Closure

Columbia Bar Remains in Yellow Condition: Another front is due to arrive Friday morning with seas quickly ramping up from 10 to 20+ feet by 1600. This creates the likelihood of another suspension of traffic.

Ports

 Articles

View All
U.S. Faces Supply Chain Crisis Weeks Before Election
Ports
September 23, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Faces Supply Chain Crisis Weeks Before Election

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Just as US policymakers shift focus from curbing inflation to shoring up the job market, the economy faces a jolt that threatens the kind of...
Antigua-Flagged Vessel Damaged in Russian Attack on Odesa Port
Ports
September 20, 2024
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Antigua-Flagged Vessel Damaged in Russian Attack on Odesa Port

KYIV, Sept 20 (Reuters) – A Russian missile strike has damaged infrastructure and an Antigua-flagged civilian vessel in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, the regional governor said on Friday. Four people were wounded...
Polymarket Betters Predict 63% Chance Of An East Cost Port Strike
Ports
September 20, 2024
From 
John Konrad
 via 
gCaptain

Polymarket Betters Predict 63% Chance Of An East Cost Port Strike

As the tides of global trade ebb and flow, a new swell is forming on the horizon—one that could disrupt supply chains and economies alike. Polymarket, a decentralized prediction betting...
Congressional Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Prevent Looming Port Strike
Ports
September 20, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Congressional Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Prevent Looming Port Strike

Republican members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House of Representatives have called on the Biden-Harris Administration to take immediate action to prevent a potential strike at East...
Dockworker Strike: Moody’s Sees Limited Financial Impact on U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports
Ports
September 19, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Dockworker Strike: Moody’s Sees Limited Financial Impact on U.S. East and Gulf Coast Ports

Moody’s Ratings has released a report on the potential dockworker strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, indicating that while a brief shutdown would hurt ports, it would not...
Impending Port Strike: Carriers Announce Disruption Surcharges
Ports
September 19, 2024
From 
The Loadstar
 via 
gCaptain

Impending Port Strike: Carriers Announce Disruption Surcharges

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the possibility of strike action at ports on the US east and Gulf coasts draws nearer by the day, container shipping lines serving...
U.S. Port Strike Would Spark Supply Chain Problems from the Outset, CMA CGM Warns
Ports
September 18, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Port Strike Would Spark Supply Chain Problems from the Outset, CMA CGM Warns

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) – A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods...
Port of Los Angeles Sees Record-Breaking Cargo Surge
Ports
September 18, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Port of Los Angeles Sees Record-Breaking Cargo Surge

The Port of Los Angeles experienced its busiest non-pandemic month ever in August 2024, handling 960,597 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), a 16% increase from the previous year. This surge in...
Trade Groups Urge Biden to Act as East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Looms
Ports
September 18, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Trade Groups Urge Biden to Act as East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Looms

A coalition of 177 trade associations has appealed to President Biden for immediate intervention in stalled labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and port employers represented by the...
Trade Groups Urge Biden to Act as East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Looms
Ports
September 17, 2024
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Trade Groups Urge Biden to Act as East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Looms

A coalition of 177 trade associations has appealed to President Biden for immediate intervention in stalled labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and port employers represented by the...