# Savannah Accounts for 3 of 4 US Ships Awaiting Berth, West and Gulf Coasts Clear _Aug 18, 2026_ > All three major complexes remain at Flowing. The US ships-awaiting-berth count is 4, with Savannah holding 3 of those vessels. LA/Long Beach and the West Coast report zero ships awaiting berth. _Numbers as of Aug 18, 2026 pull._ The US ships-awaiting-berth count stands at **4 ships** this week per MARAD and the Marine Exchange, with Savannah accounting for **3 of those 4 vessels awaiting berth**, near its trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. LA/Long Beach reports **0 ships awaiting berth**, below its trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship. West Coast and Gulf Coast anchor counts are both at zero, and all three major complexes hold a Flowing import-friction read. [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/2026-08-18/waiting/all-us.png) - **LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth: 0**, down 100% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange). The truck planning-time index (BTS) sits at 4.07, at its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07. Import-friction read: Flowing. - **Savannah ships awaiting berth: 3**, down 66.7% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange), near the complex's trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. Import-friction read: Flowing. - **East Coast ships at anchor: 4**, down 73.3% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange), consistent with Savannah carrying the bulk of the US queue. - **West Coast and Gulf Coast ships at anchor: 0 each**, both down 100% from their five-year medians (MARAD/Marine Exchange). - **NY/NJ import-friction read: Flowing.** Truck planning-time index (BTS) at 3.82, near its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97. **Latest available monthly loaded imports (port authority data):** LA/Long Beach 917,583 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 831,412 TEU. NY/NJ 388,842 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 372,973 TEU. Savannah 240,445 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 231,586 TEU. *Monthly TEU figures are the latest available from each port authority and lag several weeks behind the current date.* --- Canonical URL: https://the-dwell.com/issues/2026-08-18