{
  "api": "The Dwell Data API",
  "version": "v1",
  "docs": "https://the-dwell.com/api",
  "data_as_of": "2026-11-10",
  "data_as_of_label": "Nov 10, 2026",
  "data_pulled_at": "2026-11-11T14:47:33.427Z",
  "generated_at": "2026-11-11T18:41:17.936Z",
  "attribution": "Credit The Dwell (the-dwell.com) with a visible link to the page the figure came from; every record carries its page_url.",
  "count": 16,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "friction/import-friction",
      "section": "friction",
      "section_label": "Friction board",
      "title": "The import-friction board",
      "headline": "Flowing",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        }
      ],
      "source": "Ships awaiting berth from MARAD and the Marine Exchange, via BTS. Friction read: The Dwell composite of BTS indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/friction/import-friction",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/friction/import-friction.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "port/la-long-beach",
      "section": "port",
      "section_label": "Port complexes",
      "title": "LA/Long Beach port congestion",
      "headline": "Flowing",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly and monthly components",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        }
      ],
      "source": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/port/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/port/la-long-beach.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "port/new-york-new-jersey",
      "section": "port",
      "section_label": "Port complexes",
      "title": "NY/NJ port congestion",
      "headline": "Flowing",
      "unit": "PTI",
      "data_through": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly components, published about two months after the month they cover (no weekly ship queue for this complex)",
      "status": "not_current",
      "status_note": "Monthly reading (no weekly ship queue is published for this complex)",
      "last_quoted": "2026-10",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Planning-time index",
          "date": "2026-10",
          "value": 2.34
        }
      ],
      "source": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/port/new-york-new-jersey",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/port/new-york-new-jersey.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "port/savannah",
      "section": "port",
      "section_label": "Port complexes",
      "title": "Savannah port congestion",
      "headline": "Flowing",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly and monthly components",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        }
      ],
      "source": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/port/savannah",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/port/savannah.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "waiting/all-us",
      "section": "waiting",
      "section_label": "Ship queue",
      "title": "All US container ports ships awaiting berth",
      "headline": "7 ships",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 7
        }
      ],
      "source": "MARAD and the Marine Exchange, via BTS Supply Chain and Freight Indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/waiting/all-us.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "waiting/la-long-beach",
      "section": "waiting",
      "section_label": "Ship queue",
      "title": "LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth",
      "headline": "2 ships",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        }
      ],
      "source": "MARAD and the Marine Exchange, via BTS Supply Chain and Freight Indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/waiting/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/waiting/la-long-beach.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "waiting/savannah",
      "section": "waiting",
      "section_label": "Ship queue",
      "title": "Savannah ships awaiting berth",
      "headline": "2 ships",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Ships awaiting berth",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        }
      ],
      "source": "MARAD and the Marine Exchange, via BTS Supply Chain and Freight Indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/waiting/savannah",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/waiting/savannah.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "anchored/all-coasts",
      "section": "anchored",
      "section_label": "At anchor",
      "title": "US ships at anchor, all coasts",
      "headline": "7 ships",
      "unit": "vessels",
      "data_through": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "frequency": "Weekly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "All coasts",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 7
        },
        {
          "series": "West Coast",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 2
        },
        {
          "series": "East Coast",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 5
        },
        {
          "series": "Gulf Coast",
          "date": "2026-11-03",
          "value": 0
        }
      ],
      "source": "BTS Supply Chain and Freight Indicators",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/anchored/all-coasts",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/anchored/all-coasts.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "pti/la-long-beach",
      "section": "pti",
      "section_label": "Truck index",
      "title": "LA/Long Beach truck planning-time index",
      "headline": "2.29",
      "unit": "PTI",
      "data_through": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Planning-time index",
          "date": "2026-10",
          "value": 2.29
        }
      ],
      "source": "FHWA National Performance Management Research Data Set, via BTS",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/pti/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/pti/la-long-beach.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "pti/new-york-new-jersey",
      "section": "pti",
      "section_label": "Truck index",
      "title": "NY/NJ truck planning-time index",
      "headline": "2.34",
      "unit": "PTI",
      "data_through": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Planning-time index",
          "date": "2026-10",
          "value": 2.34
        }
      ],
      "source": "FHWA National Performance Management Research Data Set, via BTS",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/pti/new-york-new-jersey",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/pti/new-york-new-jersey.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "busiest/us-container-ports",
      "section": "busiest",
      "section_label": "Busiest ports",
      "title": "Busiest US container ports by import volume",
      "headline": "Los Angeles leads at 4,221,440 TEU YTD 2026",
      "unit": "TEU",
      "data_through": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Loaded imports",
          "date": "2026-09",
          "value": 2276935.6
        }
      ],
      "source": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/busiest/us-container-ports.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "empty/us-container-ports",
      "section": "empty",
      "section_label": "Empty share",
      "title": "Empty-container share by US port",
      "headline": "Long Beach highest at 38.7% empty",
      "unit": "percent",
      "data_through": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Empty share",
          "date": "2026-09",
          "value": 31.156645
        }
      ],
      "source": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/empty/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/empty/us-container-ports.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "imports/los-angeles",
      "section": "imports",
      "section_label": "What ports import",
      "title": "What the Port of Los Angeles imports",
      "headline": "Electrical machinery and electronics leads at $5.49B (September 2026)",
      "unit": "usd",
      "data_through": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Customs value",
          "date": "2026-09",
          "value": 25452602380
        }
      ],
      "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade data (USA Trade Online)",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/imports/los-angeles",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/imports/los-angeles.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "dwell/us-average",
      "section": "dwell",
      "section_label": "Vessel dwell",
      "title": "US average vessel dwell at berth",
      "headline": "27 hrs, last reported June 2023",
      "unit": "hours",
      "data_through": "2023-06",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "frequency": "Monthly, archived series paused since mid-2023",
      "status": "not_current",
      "status_note": "No longer quoted",
      "last_quoted": "2023-06",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Vessel dwell at berth",
          "date": "2023-06",
          "value": 27
        }
      ],
      "source": "BTS Monthly Average Container Vessel Dwell Times, top 25 US ports",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/dwell/us-average",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/dwell/us-average.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "boxdwell/los-angeles-import-containers",
      "section": "boxdwell",
      "section_label": "Box and rail dwell",
      "title": "Los Angeles import-container dwell",
      "headline": "22.9% of import boxes at 9+ days (13,833 boxes of 60,301 boxes)",
      "unit": "percent",
      "data_through": "2026-11-10",
      "date_precision": "daily",
      "frequency": "Daily",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "9+ day share",
          "date": "2026-11-10",
          "value": 22.939918
        }
      ],
      "source": "Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Dashboard, daily import-container dwell report",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/boxdwell/los-angeles-import-containers",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/boxdwell/los-angeles-import-containers.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "boxdwell/rail-dwell-la-long-beach",
      "section": "boxdwell",
      "section_label": "Box and rail dwell",
      "title": "Port rail container dwell: Los Angeles vs Long Beach",
      "headline": "Long Beach 17,547 import boxes waiting for rail (29.4% at 9+ days), Los Angeles 23,887 (39.8% at 9+ days)",
      "unit": "percent",
      "data_through": "2026-11-10",
      "date_precision": "daily",
      "frequency": "Daily",
      "status": "current",
      "values": [
        {
          "series": "Los Angeles",
          "date": "2026-11-10",
          "value": 39.770587
        },
        {
          "series": "Long Beach",
          "date": "2026-11-09",
          "value": 29.401037
        }
      ],
      "source": "Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach daily on-dock rail reports; railroad terminal dwell from the STB via BTS",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/boxdwell/rail-dwell-la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/boxdwell/rail-dwell-la-long-beach.json"
    }
  ]
}