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Demurrage is a fee attached to cargo that has overstayed its time at a terminal. These fees can be enforced by port officials. Depending on the vendor, terminal, warehouse or container station, fees and policies can vary.

The busiest port complex in the U.S. is churning through import volumes near the highs set during the pandemic despite worries about a cooling economy.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently announced the award as part of $6.9 million in economic development grants to Texas for workforce training and port improvements.

In a show of bipartisanship, senators voted to inject billions into the nation’s ports, dams and canals, passing a sweeping water infrastructure bill.

West Coast ports are closing out the first half of 2024 with strong trade volumes, boosted by an early peak season, solid consumer spending and threats of strikes at East and Gulf Coast ports.

Creation of Lake Michigan’s first international container terminal serving the Chicago area is underway since CBP officials approved a Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor plan.

California’s business and economic development office has awarded $27 million to fund 10 projects at its five container ports to improve data systems and interoperability.

Dozens of U.S. industry associations urged the White House to help restart talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port operators, saying a strike is the last thing the economy needs.

The union representing dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast container ports has suspended labor contract negotiations set for June 11, citing a dispute over automation.

U.S. ports continued to see year-over-year container volume increases in April, with the Port of Los Angeles reporting its ninth consecutive month of year-over-year growth.