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Jun 9, 2026

US Ship Queue Drops to 5, Running 72% Below the 5-Year Median

Ships awaiting berth at all US container ports fell to 5 this week, down 50% on the week and 72% below the 5-year median (MARAD). Import friction reads Flowing at LA/Long Beach and NY/NJ.

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Ships awaiting berth at all US container ports totaled 5 this week (MARAD), down 50% from the prior week and 72% below the 5-year median. At LA/Long Beach, the ship queue stood at 1 vessel awaiting berth, half the prior week's count and 33% below the 5-year median. Both LA/Long Beach and NY/NJ carry import-friction reads of Flowing.

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  • Savannah ships awaiting berth: 1 ship (MARAD), down 50% on the week and 67% below the 5-year median. The queue at Savannah is running well below the longer-term normal.
  • LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth: 1 ship (MARAD), at the trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship for this complex and 33% below the 5-year median.
  • LA/Long Beach truck planning-time index (BTS): 4.07, at its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07. No congestion signal on the drayage side.
  • NY/NJ truck planning-time index (BTS): 3.82, below its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97 and 4% below the 5-year median.
  • Long Beach loaded imports (Long Beach port authority, latest available monthly): 418,851 TEU, 16% above the 5-year median.
  • Houston loaded imports (Port of Houston, latest available monthly): 188,276 TEU, 19% above the 5-year median.

Monthly TEU figures land weeks after the reporting month. Vessel dwell at berth (BTS) is an archived national series through mid-2023 with no current readings available.

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