Vessels scheduled to depart Asia – and subsequently arrive on the North American West Coast – will increase sharply
Pressure to continue across U.S. ports, shipping rates to stay high
The number of deployed vessels will be an element feeding into the congestion issues, according to an analysis by Sea-Intelligence based on data from the pre-pandemic period (2017-19) and the current numbers from its Trade Capacity Outlook database. In very simplified terms, it is less efficient to handle two 5,000 TEU vessels than it is to handle one 10,000 TEU vessel, once the time to get to and from berth is factored in, the report said.
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