President Joe Biden is taking on the concentrated market power of ocean shipping companies, although officials at the agency overseeing the industry indicated they lack both the jurisdiction and, for now, any evidence of wrongdoing.
March 1, 2022Laura Curtis
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics 
The White House said Biden will call on Congress at his State of the Union to address the immunity that shipping alliances have from antitrust scrutiny under current law. (Alex Brandon, File/Associated Press)
Biden Takes on Ocean Shipping as FMC Sees Market Setting Rates
The White House said Biden will call on Congress at his State of the Union to address the immunity that shipping alliances have from antitrust scrutiny under current law. (Alex Brandon, File/Associated Press) Government, Business, Technology, Logistics 
Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Narrow Window to Clear Clogged L.A. Ports Hinges on Demand Waning
Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)The bottlenecked ports in Los Angeles face a narrow window between now and midyear to clear container backlogs before another import surge and union contract talks threaten to stall progress moving record volumes of cargo through the busiest U.S. gateway for trade.
February 22, 2022 Business, Logistics 
Containerships at anchor outside the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Seroka Sees Chance to Ease Ship Backlog by Summer Peak
Containerships at anchor outside the Port of Los Angeles. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)U.S. supply chains have a chance to return to more normal operations after retailers replenish inventories next quarter, even if the next peak shipping season arrives sooner than usual, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Feb. 9.
February 9, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
Cargo ships are unloaded at the Port of Long Beach. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg)
Port of Long Beach Moves Record Cargo Despite Logjams
Cargo ships are unloaded at the Port of Long Beach. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg)The Port of Long Beach moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge and supply chain snarl brought on by the pandemic.
January 20, 2022 Business, Logistics 
Trucks at the Port of Los Angeles. (Bing Guan/Associated Press)
Port of Los Angeles Defers Empty Container Fee
Trucks at the Port of Los Angeles. (Bing Guan/Associated Press)The Port of Los Angeles, the U.S.’s largest for container traffic, has deferred a plan to charge ocean carriers that fail to clear empty containers off the docks and is consulting with the logistics industry on alternatives on how to cut the backlogs.
January 13, 2022 Government, Business 
Office of Rep. Sam Graves
Infrastructure Bill Expected in Summer, Rep. Graves Says
Office of Rep. Sam Graves President-elect Donald Trump’s “massive” infrastructure plan probably will come “sometime this summer,” Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said at an aviation industry lunch in Washington.
January 10, 2017