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<div>Despite efforts to clear out the landside of the US’ busiest import gateway, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach face a major challenge on the waterside with unloading, trucking, and railing out cargo from over 100 container ships that were scheduled to arrive through mid-December but are queueing in some cases more than 150 miles off the coast. </div><div>According to logistics experts, the current backlog of containers stemming from an historic import surge in the United States will take until mid-2022 to clear out. </div><div>Chris Chase, business development director for the Port of Los Angeles, told the audience...

The current backlog of ships at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex will not be unloaded until well into 2022 as even more containers prepare to head toward Southern California  

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While the South Carolina Ports Authority cited the “urgency and importance” of the Leatherman terminal issue to the state and regional economies, getting on the Court’s docket is a daunting task.

If history is any indication, it’s unlikely intermodal providers will be able to implement a rate increase in 2024 contracts until the trucking market rebounds.

Cargo owners want complete transparency from carriers in their “emission surcharges” that will be levied on customers from the first quarter of 2024 and are looking at how the surcharges can be handled in long-term rate agreements.

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