Who Is Responsible for West Coast Port Congestion? BEN FRANKLIN | What's Going on With Shipping?

November 17, 2021

On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy - discusses how the introduction of Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, starting with CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, has impacted the ports and contributed to the issues of congestion we are facing today. We also see how Long Beach and the Chinese Overseas Shipping Company (COSCO) has been able able to alleviate much of this with the upgrade of the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT).

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