# US Ship Queue Drops to 5, Running 72% Below the 5-Year Median _Jun 9, 2026_ > 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. 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. [Chart: Ships awaiting berth, All US container ports (vessels)](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us) ([data](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us.md) — chart image: https://the-dwell.com/charts/waiting/all-us/chart.png) - **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. --- Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/issues/2026-06-09