![]() ![]() ![]() In January-February, there were around 150. coastlines on Friday, according to data from MarineTraffic and the Marine Exchange. Nevertheless, some port and retail reps predict strong imports in the coming months.Īnd there were still 92 container ships waiting off U.S. imports over recent weeks (based on the scheduled day of departure). import demand is falling off a cliff,” citing a FreightWaves SONAR index showing a sharp decline in bookings for U.S. On Wednesday, Henry Byers, head of ocean intelligence for FreightWaves, wrote that “U.S. In 2021, queues fell in February through late June, as they have thus far year, then headed back up again. The ongoing process of working through the offshore backlog should continue to support Long Beach and Los Angeles import volumes this month. Chart: American Shipper based on data from Marine Exchange of Southern California ![]() Over the course of last month, as both Long Beach and Los Angeles handled strong import volumes, the number of container ships waiting offshore fell 32%, from 44 to 30, according to data from the Marine Exchange of Southern California. Ship-position data from MarineTraffic showed over 30 ships stuck waiting off Charleston in late February. Offshore queues of waiting container ships fell at several ports in May. Chart: American Shipper based on data from South Carolina Ports Authority Ports working through ship queues It was the port’s third highest monthly total in history, topped only by March 2022 (264,334 TEUs) and April 2022 (264,099 TEUs). On the East Coast, Charleston handled 255,104 TEUs in May (including imports, exports and empties), up 11% year on year. ![]() A spokesperson told American Shipper that it was “a great month” with throughput “well north of 900,000 TEUs.” The neighboring Port of Los Angeles will report May numbers in the coming days. Photo: American Shipper based on data from the Port of Long Beach Imports last month were more than 30% above pre-pandemic levels in May 2018 and May 2019. Imports totaled 436,977 TEUs, again the second highest except for May 2021. Long Beach had total throughput of 890,989 twenty-foot equivalent units, the second best tally ever, topped only by May 2021. The ports of Long Beach, California, and Charleston, South Carolina, just reported exceptionally strong throughputs for May. There may be doom and gloom about the future, but America’s ports are still posting historically high numbers for the recent past. ![]()
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