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This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com Container throughput at the top ten U.S. ports is continuing to fall this year as the nation’s retailers, already overstocked with last year’s goods, have reduced their imports from overseas suppliers. The throughput decline is slightly greater at U.S. West Coast ports due to shippers diverting cargoes away as…

The U.S. government is currently upgrading a number of commercial truck crossings over the international border with Mexico, including the nation’s third busiest at Otay Mesa in Southern California. “The Department of Transportation has awarded the City of San Diego $24 million to rehabilitate and preserve the 50-year-old Palm Avenue overcrossing bridge in San…

U.S. containerized throughput continues to trend far behind the bumper crop years of 2021 and 2022, but the situation is not as dire as some analysts suggest. Indeed, one supply chain expert believes that the current numbers reflect a market correction toward a trend that has been developing for years. “While I’ve read many articles…

This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com U.S. seaports include an often overlooked but still highly important item in their monthly containerized throughput figures: the number of empty containers crossing their docks. In the first five months of 2023, the U.S. saw some 1,078,538 teu of empty containers passing through the nation’s top ten ports. That’s about…

This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com U.S. containerized imports are expected to reach a peak in August this year, but will still be down 18% year over year from August 2022, according to the National Retail Federation. The NRF, which tracks monthly import figures at leading U.S. ports through the Global Port Tracker produced by Hackett…

This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com Artificial Intelligence is the great buzzword in the supply chain industry these days, suggesting a panacea for the growing number of issues that it faces. But for AI to work, it needs data, according to Sunil Sharma, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Cargomatic. “The fundamental requirement to build solid…

The presence of Cargomatic as a corporate team for the Bike MS has significantly boosted and expedited the research and local programs aimed at helping those affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). Collaborating with companies like Cargomatic is crucial for advancing the MS community work, and the impact runs across numerous people and families affected…

This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com MAY 10, 2023 — California’s air regulator has passed the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, a regulation aimed at improving the state’s air quality but one that trucking advocates fear may create problems in the supply chain. On April 28, the California Air Regulations Board (CARB) unanimously passed what Chairperson Liane…

This article originally appeared on Cargomatic.com MAY 10, 2023 — U.S. Representative John Garamendi has introduced legislation aimed at giving the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) the power to undertake antitrust investigations of vessel sharing agreements (VSAs) among ocean carriers. The bill aims to strengthen the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22), which has given…