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Congestion continues to grow as vessel movements surged at San Pedro Bay Ports

Posted on September 22, 2021   |  

  • The surge in vessel movement per visit became the reason for the congestion as the average container required to load and unload per ship call at major gateway ports increased due to the pandemic.
  • The average container boxes per berth increased by 7.2% in the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2020.
  • At the port of Long Beach, the average call sizes are over 70% higher than before the pandemic
  • In Singapore and Shanghai, call sizes saw an increase of 27% and 23% respectively