
Port of Los Angeles traffic sets record in 2021
(CNN)A record-setting 10.7 million 20-foot containers passed through the Port of Los Angeles in 2021, up 13% from the previous record set in 2018. And that pace is set to continue, according to Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. "I don`t see us falling off a cliff," Seroka said. "I don`t see the American consumer changing their buying habits." For 18 months now, the Port of Los Angeles has received 900,000 container units per month. Pre-pandemic, just one month with numbers like that would have been a record. "We`re running now about 17-18 ships a day that are working in port. That`s 70-80% higher productivity than we ever had before Covid-19," Seroka said... ...more RSK: Good article on why it is still a bit back logged. Also, if they slow the rate that ships can anchor off port and keep them at sea longer, the perceived back-log doesn`t look so bad...but it is still there...turning a blind eye to the problem I guess, or just slow the bleeding even though you cannot stop it.
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Port of Los Angeles traffic sets record in 2021

(CNN)A record-setting 10.7 million 20-foot containers passed through the Port of Los Angeles in 2021, up 13% from the previous record set in 2018.

And that pace is set to continue, according to Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. "I don`t see us falling off a cliff," Seroka said. "I don`t see the American consumer changing their buying habits."

For 18 months now, the Port of Los Angeles has received 900,000 container units per month. Pre-pandemic, just one month with numbers like that would have been a record.

"We`re running now about 17-18 ships a day that are working in port. That`s 70-80% higher productivity than we ever had before Covid-19," Seroka said...
...more

RSK: Good article on why it is still a bit back logged. Also, if they slow the rate that ships can anchor off port and keep them at sea longer, the perceived back-log doesn`t look so bad...but it is still there...turning a blind eye to the problem I guess, or just slow the bleeding even though you cannot stop it.

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