Lloyd's List’s Post

Free to view: The strike that shuttered US east and Gulf coast ports is over, at least for now, but that does not mean it has not had an impact. As returning workers unload the vessels that are already waiting, more ships will continue to arrive from Asia, Europe and Latin America, replenishing the queues, meaning it will take time for the jam to clear. There were 60 fully cellular containerships with total capacity of 363,620 teu waiting off east and Gulf coast ports on Thursday afternoon (including those at anchor or loitering at under five knots), according to ship-position data from Lloyd's List Intelligence. The average capacity of ships in the queues is 6,060 teu; nine waiting vessels have capacity of over 13,000 teu.   MSC has the most ships in the backlog, with 13. Maersk has nine waiting and Zim has four. Meanwhile, there is a high volume of inbound capacity en route to east and Gulf coast ports. More than 75 containerships are inbound on the Atlantic side, including those coming across from Europe, through the Caribbean from Panama, and via the Cape of Good Hope. In addition, there are also least 40 containerships that have already loaded in Asia that are en route across the Pacific to the Panama Canal, most of which will head toward the US east and Gulf coast ports. Read more analysis from our US senior reporter Greg Miller ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ej_a_Acn

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