Viewpoint: The causes of port congestion and tactics to improve efficiency
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By Lidia Yan, CEO at NEXT Trucking
It was a rough start to the year for shippers and carriers around the world.
While the freeing of the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal in March caused the biggest headache in port congestion, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach the two biggest gateways for U.S. imports are not far behind. Both ports hit unusual levels of congestion in recent months, with nearly 40 cargo vessels anchoring for an average of 7.5 days, awaiting berths to safely and securely unload and load cargo.
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