![]() ![]() For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, please review our Privacy Policy.īy submitting this form you are opting in to receive communications from FreightWaves about our news, products and events. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. Boom times not over yet: US container ports still near highsįreightWaves needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services.Los Angeles port: Peak season coming soon, strong imports ahead.Retail slump? E-commerce sales still ‘stunning,’ clothing ‘crazy hot’.Asia-US container shipping rates are flashing two bearish signals.California ports piling up again: Too many containers sitting too long.Win streak continues: Container lines just posted more record results.These ships had total capacity of 79,712 TEUs (average size: 7,971 TEUs).įinally, an additional eight vessels were awaiting berths in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a further three off Seattle/Tacoma.Ĭlick for more articles by Greg Miller Related articles: queueing list from the Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region. Chart: American Shipper based on data from Marine Exchange of Southern CaliforniaĮlsewhere on the West Coast, 10 ships were waiting for berths in Oakland, according to Friday 7 a.m. The Los Angeles/Long Beach ship count has been hovering around its current level since late May, and is still up slightly year on year. 9, but it’s still the second-largest ship queue in North America. ![]() This backlog is down sharply from a high of 109 ships on Jan. queuing list from the Marine Exchange of Southern California, 24 container ships were waiting for berths in Los Angeles/Long Beach, with a total capacity of 208,903 TEUs (average size: 8,704 TEUs). Maps: MarineTrafficĮlsewhere on the East and Gulf coasts, two ships were waiting off Virginia, and another two off New Orleans.Īccording to the Friday 7 a.m. According to Hapag-Lloyd, utilization at Houston’s Barbours Cut terminal was at 86%, and “terminals continue to experience equipment shortages for chassis due to longer street dwells.” Ship queues Friday, 8 a.m., off Houston (left) and New York/New Jersey (right). On the Gulf Coast, 20 ships were waiting off Houston with aggregate capacity of 121,196 TEUs (average size: 6,060 TEUs). Hapag-Lloyd said waiting time for berths in New York/New Jersey was “running upwards of 20 days depending on the terminal.” Yard utilization was 92% at Maher, 75% at GCT Bayonne and 72% at APM Terminals, added Hapag-Lloyd. On Friday morning, there were 20 vessels waiting with an aggregate capacity of 180,908 TEUs (average size: 9,045 TEUs). The second-largest East Coast queue is off New York/New Jersey. The carrier put yard utilization in Savannah at 89%. Waiting time for a berth in Savannah is now 10-12 days, according to an operational update this week by Hapag-Lloyd. Blue line = cargoes bound for Savannah, green line = cargoes bound for all U.S. Index of bookings volumes by scheduled departure date. The ships had a total capacity of 343,085 TEUs (average ship size: 9,350 TEUs).Ī proprietary FreightWaves SONAR index of bookings data shows that growth in inbound volumes to Savannah versus the index date (January 2019) is significantly higher than the national average. “But the secret got out and now those ports are just as screwed as other ports are because everyone wants to go there.As of Friday morning, MarineTraffic data showed 36 container vessels offshore of Tybee Island, Georgia, awaiting berths in Savannah. Vice president of global supply chain at Denmark-based marine data company Sea-Intelligence ApS. “Shipping into the East Coast was the great secret for those of us advising early in the crisis,” said Gulf and East Coast ports, but that alternative also comes at a cost since it adds weeks to transit times from Asia and the longer routes are more expensive than shipping into the West Coast. Some shippers have shifted freight to U.S. The largest freight broker in North America. The vice president of global ocean products at “We are using every available port that is out there,” said Senior vice president of global ocean for Seko Logistics, an Itasca, Ill.-based freight forwarder.Įxecutives say demand is so high that shippers are willing to take almost any route into the country to replenish inventories in time for the holidays. “It would just take a very small portion of L.A./Long Beach to overwhelm those ports,” said ![]()
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