Mish<>Ocean Shipping Costs Decline 84%, Truckers on Verge of Losing Money
October 23
The period between Labor Day and Christmas is typically peak shipping season. Don't expect much of a peak this year
Before the pandemic it was unusual for more than a few ships to wait for a berth chart
No Backlog at California Ports
The Wall Street Journal reports Southern California’s Notorious Container Ship Backup Ends
Key Stats
The queue of ships waiting to unload at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fell from a peak of 109 ships in January to four vessels this week.
Descartes Datamyne, a data analysis group owned by supply-chain software company Descartes Systems Group Inc., says container imports to the U.S. in September declined by 11% from a year earlier and by 12.4% from August.
Shipping lines have canceled between 26% to 31% of their sailings across the Pacific over the coming weeks, according to Sea-Intelligence
In September of 2021 the average cost for shipping a container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast exceeded $20,000. Last week, the average cost to ship a container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast had declined 84% from a year earlier to $2,720.
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