This post describes how ports across the state operate and are funded, discusses related air quality and port congestion issues, and reviews recent state and federal actions regarding ports.
The Port of New York and New Jersey has announced that it will charge a new quarterly “container imbalance fee” from ocean carriers as part of the port’s efforts to deal with container congestion.
In a sign that the supply chain crisis was never fully resolved, the number of container ships waiting to offload their goods at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are approaching record [.]