摘要: |
Over the past two years, seaports have faced dramatic challenges due to the impact of the pandemic, China's subsequent port closures and work slowdowns, high demand for consumer goods, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, inflation, and mounting concerns of recession. These challenges made an impact on the West Coast seaports, particularly the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach where they felt the influence of erratic vessel schedules and missed bookings. "Seaports on both the West and East coasts faced the worst congestion ever since the beginning of the age of con-tainerization," says Stefan Verberckmoes, an analyst at ocean cargo data firm Alphaliner. "Last year, much capacity was tied up by vessels waiting to berth." |