News & Notes January 21, 2021

Port News

Ports Look to the Positives for the Start of 2021 (Port Tech)

Amazingly, Port Success Stories Came in September Despite Global Pandemic (Global Trade)

SC Ports Record Best December in History (Chas Bus Journal)

Steamship/Pilot

Taxation May Be Global Shipping’s Upcoming Game Changer (WSJ)

OOCL’s Earning Soar on Strong Container Market (Shipping Watch)

Inside California’s Colossal Container Ship Traffic Jam (Freightwaves)

Scrap Prices tipped to Breach $500 Barrier as Interest Spirals (Tradewinds)

Hapag-Lloyd Drops West Coast Call as Congestion Continues (Lloyd’s List)

Maersk Sees Little Change In Tight Shipping Supply (WSJ)

Truck/Rail

SC Ports Logged Strong Rail Moves in December (Progressive Rail)

Trucking Looks to Rebound in 2021 on way to very good 2022 (American Trucker)

Logistics/Supply Chain

Data Reveals Unprecedented Nature of US Import Surge (Freightwaves)

Chips are in Hot Supply and That’s a Problem (WSJ)

Warehouse Rents Could Slow Their Climb in 2021 as Construction Boosts Supply (Supply Chain)

Commerce

China is the Only Major Economy To Report Economic Growth in 2020 (WSJ)