详情

原文传递 TOP 30 PORTS: VOLUMES SWELL, CHALLENGES PERSIST

题名：	TOP 30 PORTS: VOLUMES SWELL, CHALLENGES PERSIST
正文语种：	eng
作者：	KAREN THUERMER
作者单位：	Logistics Management
摘要：	U.S. seaports are facing the worst congestion they've seen since the age of containerization. The culprit: backlogs of imports coming into the United States, a shortage of equipment, and inland logjams. "U.S. seaports face the unprecedented situation where they're now in their 17th straight month [as of March 2021] of record container import volume," says Chris Jones, executive vice president of industry and service at trade intelligence firm Descartes Datamyne. "Consequently, continuous and shifting congestion and delays, and unpredictable lead times for importers has resulted." The Ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB), which handle approximately 40% of U.S. imports, are ground zero for the crisis. As 2021 ended, more than a hundred vessels waited to berth at Los Angeles for more than two weeks. POLA closed 2021 having handled 5,667,381 TEUs, a 17% gain over 2020 totals.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	Logistics Management
卷：	61
期：	10
页码：	58-64