The Biden administration has taken responsibility for closing the clutter of cargo ships in Los Angeles and Long Beach, but the problem has moved east and cargo congestion is now highest when East Coast ports are included.
american shipper It was reported on 28 July:
If you looked at Los Angeles and Long Beach, America’s largest container importing ports, you would think that ship congestion has been greatly reduced. The number of ships waiting there fell from 109 in January to 26. But in fact, North American port traffic has reached an all-time high. Offshore congestion is still as bad as before.
In January and February, when North American traffic was congested, less than 150 container ships were deployed ashore. Two-thirds lined up in Los Angeles/Long Beach.
As of Thursday morning, there were 153 mostly from East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. While the West Coast stack used to be centralized, heavily advertised, and relatively easy to follow, today’s rankings are more widely spread and less conspicuous.
same way, Sea trade reported earlier this month:
The increased congestion at US East Coast ports was due, in part, to changes in the layout of shipping lines from US West Coast ports, which sought to avoid delays in Los Angeles and the UK and favored a waterlogged route for supply to the US East Port. Beach. The threat to close US west coast ports over an ILWU contract covering 22,000 dockers that expired earlier this month also “partially” contributed to the east coast rerouting, according to the report.
“The acceleration of long-term change already occurring due to the underlying cost economy was driven by early and severe overcrowding on the west coast.” [The McCown Report by Blue Alpha Capital] believes that due to improving economic conditions, the majority of cargo will continue to be diverted to US Gulf of Mexico/East Coast ports.
Ongoing delays at US ports are expected to continue, with inbound traffic at US ports increasing by 5.9% in July. “With container ships currently waiting on all shores and many ports operating at close or at full capacity, it seems clear that further increased pressure on the US port system will be more consistent,” McCown said. Said.
The Biden administration has repeatedly claimed responsibility for easing port congestion on the West Coast, and most recently, President Biden delivered a speech in Los Angeles announcing progress in the supply chain crisis.
However, the problem seems to have moved to a different location.
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