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Can Long Beach Port really return to normal within six months?

Time:2021-12-13 Publisher:Kevin Num:3715

The congestion in Los Angeles port and Long Beach port continues. Many shippers suffered heavy losses during this period.

Recently, however, there is news that gives shippers hope. Cordero, the head of Long Beach port, said that according to the current situation, the congestion of the port is expected to resume normal operation within six months.

But he added that one important factor that must be taken into account is the impact of the epidemic.

Cordero pointed out: "this is an issue that needs to be focused on all over the world. I think the current situation is moving in an optimistic direction."

However, some experts do not think so. The surge in import demand and the shortage of port labor make the number of ships berthing outside the port increasing. Moreover, the containers in the port can not be handled in time.

Despite the serious impact on the port, the port handled a lot of containers this year. According to statistics, Changtan port handled nearly 8 million standard containers this year, about 500000 more than last year.

Although the number of containers in this two ports has decreased by 30%, the number of ships waiting for berths outside the port remains high and has not been significantly alleviated.

According to statistics, more ships are waiting to enter LA and LB port than ever before. As of Wednesday, almost 100 containers were waiting to be unloaded.

It is understood that the newly launched port queuing system can notify the port when the ship leaves the port and prompt other ships to stay away from the port.

Cordero said that this strategy means that there will be fewer ships waiting near the port, so as to alleviate port congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

However, some freight forwarders believe that inland transportation is also one of the focuses of the port.

Data show that warehouses in Southern California are almost full, and there are no more workers to handle goods. This leads to a large amount of goods piling up outside the warehouse because there is no more capacity.

Others, however, said that the situation in the interior was improving, especially in multimodal transport and warehousing.

Although rail and truck transportation in the western United States did not return to normal. However, the congestion of major multimodal transport hubs such as Chicago, Dallas and Memphis has been alleviated.

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