- California congestion nears new high, East Coast gridlock worsens
port congestion on both coasts is likely to cap second-half US import capacity
It’s only mid-August — the early days of peak shipping season — but the record for container ships anchored off California is already on the verge of being broken says an article on Freight Waves.
Anchorages also filling off East Coast
Port congestion is simultaneously building along the East Coast, with anchorage numbers off Georgia well into the double digits and a growing queue offshore of the Port of New York and New Jersey for the first time this year.
California congestion soars
California congestion previously peaked in the first quarter. On Feb. 1, the Marine Exchange of Southern California reported an all-time-high 40 container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay, awaiting berths in Los Angeles or Long Beach. On Friday, 125 ships of all types were either at berth or anchor in Los Angeles/Long Beach. That’s a new record. The Q1 high was 113.
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Source: Freight Waves
