West Coast Port Congestion Update
Source: American Shipper & Journal of Commerce
The backlog of cargo on the docks and on ships at anchor in harbors up and down the coast will last well into the spring for Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma.
The top executives of the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach stated Tuesday, March 4th, they think it will take approximately three months to clear up the container backlog that build up at their ports during the final months of contract negotiations between employers and longshoremen on the West Coast. “We need about three months to get back to a sense of normalcy,” said Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles at the TPM transpacific maritime conference in Long Beach.
Please note the underlying factors for the congestion still remains :
- Convergence of huge ships capable of carrying 10,000 to 13,000 20-foot containers
- Accelerating economic growth that is generating solid gains in volumes
- New and expanding vessel-sharing alliances
- Productivity that lags world-class standards (or even that of some smaller East Coast ports)
- The ongoing transition to new chassis models.
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