Gulf Coast ports most likely to be affected by further vessel rerouting

The combined effect of the Panama drought and the conflict in the Middle East on transit times declined, and volume for the Gulf Coast ports remained constant.

Two US Congressmen are drafting legislation that would require carriers to make containers available for US exporters.

Container throughput at the Port of Houston is up 8% year-to-date.

The Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroad have announced “an agreement to combine and create the first rail network connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada”.

Liebherr Container Cranes will provide local sales and service presence via Liebherr USA Co. and Liebherr-Canada Ltd.

Long Beach suffered a 1.9% decline in container volumes in August, ending a period of robust growth that has seen the port’s container business grow at 9.4% in the eight months to the end of August.