anchorages at ports on the east and gulf coasts of the united states continue to be crowded with container ships waiting to berth, and the number of ships queuing there has now far outpaced those at west coast ports. Near these three coastline ports, the number of container ships waiting to berth is still very high.
According to MarineTraffic ship tracking data and California's ship queue analysis, as of Friday morning, there are 125 container ships in North American ports waiting to berth.
That's down from January's peak West Coast congestion season of 150 equal-berth vessels, but up from a month earlier when 92 vessels were present by 36 percent.
the queue of ships near the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach has taken the most headlines in the past year, the current congestion center has changed: As of Friday, 36% of ships were waiting for berths in West Coast ports, while 64% were waiting outside East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports. The Port of Savannah now has the largest number of queued ships in North America. The combined capacity of container ships waiting for berths outside U.S. and British Columbia ports on Friday was 1,037,164TEU.
A rough estimate, assuming a container utilization rate of 90% (some estimates are higher), the average value of each box of imported goods is 43,899 US dollars (the average value of Los Angeles imported goods in 2020, taking into account inflation, which may be conservative estimates), then last Friday in the United States outside the port waiting to be unloaded goods total value is estimated to be more than 40 billion dollars.
Capacity Shifting to East Coast
The supply chain visibility platform Project44 tracks monthly arrivals to West Coast and East Coast ports.
The tracking report found that capacity heading to the East Coast rose 83 percent year-over-year in June and 177 percent compared to June 2020. East Coast capacity is now comparable to that of the West Coast, which has fallen nearly 40 percent since its peak in January. Project44 attributed the change to importers' concerns about West Coast port labor talks triggering disruptions.
East Coast/Gulf Coast ships line up for berth in
As of Friday morning, MarineTraffic data shows that there were 36 container ships waiting for berths in Savannah Harbor, with a total capacity of 343,085TEU (average vessel size is 9,350TEU).
According to Hapag-Lloyd this week's port operations update, container ships currently wait for berths at the Port of Savannah for 10-12 days, and the port's yard utilization rate is 89%.
The second largest number of ships lined up on the East Coast is at the New York/New Jersey port. As of Friday morning, a total of 20 ships were waiting for berth, with a total capacity of 180,908TEU (average ship size is 9,045TEU).
The Hapg-Lloth report shows that ships in the New York/New Jersey port wait for berth "may exceed 20 days depending on terminal conditions". In addition, the yard utilization rate of Maher terminal is 92%,GCT Bayonne terminal is 75%, and APM Terminals is 72%.
on the Gulf Coast, there are 20 ships waiting to berth near the Port of Houston, with a total capacity of 121,196TEU (the average ship size is 6,060TEU). According to Hapag-Lloyd's data, the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut terminal is 86% utilized, "and the terminal continues to face a shortage of chassis equipment due to long street stays."
Elsewhere on the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, there are two ships waiting near the Virginia harbor and two more near the New Orleans port.
West Coast ships queue for berth
According to the Southern California Maritime Exchange's ship queue as of Friday's 7: 00 a.m., there are 24 container ships waiting for berths at Los Angeles/Long Beach Port, with a total capacity of 208,903TEU (average ship size is 8,704TEU).
the backlog of containerships is down significantly from the 109 vessels in line on January 9, it is still the second largest number of vessels in line in North America. Vessel numbers at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach have been hovering around current levels since late May and are still up slightly from a year ago. "
According to the San Francisco Bay Area Marine Exchange's ship queue as of Friday's 7 a.m., in other West Coast ports, there are 10 ships waiting for berths in Oakland Port, with a total capacity of 79,712TEU (average ship size is 7,971TEU).
Another eight ships are in British Columbia's Vancouver Harbor waiting to berth, and three ships are in Seattle/Tacoma Harbor waiting to berth.
source: search air network