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Containership lines racked up record profits in 2021. Entering the second half of 2022, protecting those margins is job one, but as demand eases, a softer market may have other ideas. For the nation’s ports, congestion once again may raise its ugly head as the 2022 peak season swings into full gear. 

Move targets agriculture industry as import surge continue to clog California ports.

An inexorable march of containerships arriving from Asia has stressed U.S. ports like never before, resulting in record peak-season cargo volumes. As the surge rolls on into 2022, what does the recovery roadmap look like?

Initiative would shift inventory to Utah for inland transport, following other plans to charge carriers for slow box moves, stack containers in higher piles, and run ports 24/7.