Congress Expresses Concern Over West Coast Port Congestion

Members of Congress representing the Los Angeles and Long Beach area are putting pressure on the ILWU and marine terminals to speed up negotiations in order to finally allow the West Coast ports to return to normal operations.

While labor is one component of the problem, West Coast congestion can also be attributed to the chassis shortage and confusion, new mega-ships overloading terminals with containers, and PierPass, which contributes to trucker congestion. Nevertheless, it is still comforting to know that Congress is concerned about the issue as well.

Please click here to see the letter written by the Members of Congress.

For our part, we will continue to monitor shipments coming into the West Coast and do our best to avoid congestion and delays.