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UK Port Congestion Squeezing US Wine Exporters’ Supply Chain
The UK is the top destination for containerized exports of U.S. wine, which primarily enters through the Port of Southampton, with smaller numbers of TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) entering via Liverpool, Felixstowe and London. Last year, the Port of Southampton handled … [Read more...] about UK Port Congestion Squeezing US Wine Exporters’ Supply Chain
VINROUTES UPDATE: Vessel Flow at LA/LB Improving
The latest update from Captain Kip Louttit at the Marine Exchange of Southern California finally shows vessel traffic improving at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. As of Thursday, Feb. 25, there was an across the board decline in the total vessels (including … [Read more...] about VINROUTES UPDATE: Vessel Flow at LA/LB Improving
VINROUTES’ UPDATE: Chronic Port Congestion at LA/LB Persists
Despite a recent—albeit fleeting—improvement in the chronic congestion plaguing the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach for weeks, the number of vessels anchored or drifting in the San Pedro Bay Port Complex waiting to berth continues to stay at or near record highs. On Wednesday … [Read more...] about VINROUTES’ UPDATE: Chronic Port Congestion at LA/LB Persists
Congestion Eases at LA/LB, But Not Enough, Say Shippers
The record-high 60 vessels stuck outside the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach waiting to berth has been reduced to about half over the last few weeks, but congestion isn’t likely to clear entirely to at least the spring. That’s bad news for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) whose … [Read more...] about Congestion Eases at LA/LB, But Not Enough, Say Shippers