Port of Oakland, Lawmakers Meet with Supply Chain Stakeholders

Port of Oakland, Lawmakers Meet with Supply Chain Stakeholders

Congressional lawmakers and federal and state officials talked about port bottleneck challenges at a congressional supply chain stakeholder meeting hosted this week at the Port of Oakland, the port revealed Nov. 2.  The meeting, which took place in Jack London Square, was helmed by Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) and featured Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-Fairfield). “During the pandemic, international trade on the California coast was disrupted in an unprecedented way,” Lee said. “We know how much these delays have harmed California’s critical agricultural industry and those who rely on these producers.…
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Congress OKs Shipping Reform Legislation to Ease Bottlenecks

Congress OKs Shipping Reform Legislation to Ease Bottlenecks

This week, Congress approved the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, legislation that officials hope would help alleviate challenges along the supply chain. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation into law, which would broaden the Federal Maritime Commission’s authority to promote U.S. exports and allow it to create a shipping exchange registry. The legislation would also help to make the detention and demurrage complaint process more efficient and make clear ocean carrier practices related to detention and demurrage charges and space accommodations on vessels. “Nine multinational ocean shipping companies formed three consortiums to raise prices on American…
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