# US Ship Queue Triples to 6, East Coast Anchor Count Up 150% _Aug 4, 2026_ > The US container ship queue tripled week over week to 6 ships awaiting berth, with East Coast ships at anchor climbing to 5. LA/Long Beach, NY/NJ and Savannah all hold Flowing friction reads. _Numbers as of Aug 4, 2026 pull._ The US container ship queue reached **6 ships awaiting berth** this week, per MARAD, up 200% week over week from 2 ships. That puts the total 70% below the five-year median despite the large percentage move. LA/Long Beach, NY/NJ and Savannah all hold Flowing import-friction reads. [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/issues/ports/2026-08-04/waiting/all-us.png) - **East Coast ships at anchor (MARAD):** 5 ships, up 150% week over week from 2 ships the prior week, and 71% below the five-year median. The East Coast count drove most of the national gain. - **Savannah ships awaiting berth (MARAD):** 2 ships, up 100% week over week and 75% below the five-year median. At the complex's trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. Friction read: Flowing. - **LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth (Marine Exchange/MARAD):** 1 ship, at its trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship and 50% below the five-year median. Friction read: Flowing. - **Gulf Coast ships at anchor (MARAD):** 0 ships, 100% below the five-year median. - **Truck planning-time index (BTS):** LA/Long Beach at 4.07, exactly at its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07. NY/NJ at 3.82, below its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97. Both complexes Flowing on the truck side. The latest available monthly loaded imports, per each port authority: LA/Long Beach at 868,221 TEU (trailing-12-month normal 831,195 TEU), NY/NJ at 400,995 TEU (trailing-12-month normal 372,973 TEU) and Savannah at 258,832 TEU (trailing-12-month normal 231,586 TEU). *Monthly TEU figures are the most recent published by the respective port authorities and lag the current date by several weeks.* --- Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/issues/2026-08-04