containers News Updates

U.S. port activity experienced a December slowdown, closing out what began as an especially busy year. The Port of Los Angeles — the nation's busiest — saw volume decline 14% from 2024.

Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba reflected on an especially busy year, and what that means for the future, during his first state of the port address Jan. 15.

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New Jersey is paying $13 million to fund a near-term experiment testing the ability of hydrogen-powered drayage trucks to move cargo at the Port Newark Container Terminal.

Port of Los Angeles is bidding to reach the 10 million-container mark for the third time in its history, according to Executive Director Gene Seroka. 

The Port of Los Angeles reported its busiest month on record with container volume increasing 8.5% to 1,019,837 20-foot-equivalent units from 939,600 last year.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe welcomed a $31 million expansion by a unit of Schütz Container Systems in an investment targeting Midwest customers by the maker of intermediate bulk containers.

The number of shipping containers carrying U.S. imports fell for a second straight month, putting the economic indicator on course for one of the sharpest year-on-year reversals on record.

Oregon lawmakers on June 30 approved $100 million for a new container terminal at the Port of Coos Bay, propelling the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port from proposal to construction plan.

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