Severe congestion at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Severe congestion at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Severe congestion at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

Due to unprecedented pre-Lunar New Year inbound volumes, Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are still experiencing extreme congestion. The volume increase is creating a vicious cycle encompassing:

Port delays
The congestion and added vessel calls are creating labor shortage at the West Coast terminals. Vessels generally have to wait two to three shifts after arrival before labor is available for operations, with work gang allocation by Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) implemented based on ship size. This delays cargo availability, extends vessel queue at berth and results in bunching of vessels that are held back at the harbor. Import congestion is causing vessel departure delays!