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Peak Season Port Congestion

By Splatty • Oct 17th, 2005 • Category: Seafreight



Perhaps some good news for port congestion (or lack thereof) for peak season. Logistics Today magazine recently published a report concerning this peak season’s port congestion situation. Despite the impact of the Gulf Coast hurricanes on logistics operations, port congestion at various major U.S. ports is relatively low.

Global Insight’s principal economist, Paul Bingham, says, “Transportation providers and shippers made decisions that reduced pressure on the system compared with a year ago. Despite the disruptions to the national system from the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, the risk of congestion now appears lower than we were concerned with last month. The slower overall growth in container volume has also contributed to this situation.”

Of the ports monitored, only the LAX/Long Beach ports were listed as having “medium” congestion. All other major U.S. ports were listed with “low” congestion. For those interested in port tracking reports the NRF Foundation offers a subscription based monitoring service for the ports of LAX/LGB, SEA-TAC, Oakland, New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Charleston, and Hampton Roads.

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