Ports of LA/LB Status Update

After coming off of a short holiday week and struggling with inclement weather, slowdowns at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are extremely evident. Truck turn times average 121 minutes, and drivers are only able to complete one to two turns per shift. The rain on the West Coast is also affecting transportation and work progress as drivers decrease speed and workers decrease productivity due to the wet conditions. Both of these factors are causing even greater delays. As vessel backlog continues to pile up in the port, many carriers are publishing announcements that they will omit the LA port call on upcoming sailings. We have not seen this yet with the smaller vessels from Europe or Oceania, but we do have at least one of our carriers from South America cancelling all west coast calls for the time being.

We will continue to monitor the situation in the West Coast and update you accordingly.