{
  "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.",
  "stats_page": "https://the-dwell.com/stats",
  "count": 14,
  "stats": [
    {
      "id": "friction-la-long-beach",
      "label": "LA/Long Beach import-friction read",
      "sentence": "The import-friction read at LA/Long Beach is \"flowing\", a rules-based summary of its ship queue (week of Nov 2, 2026), truck planning-time index (Oct 2026) and loaded-import TEU (Sep 2026) versus their trailing-12-month normal (The Dwell).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "citation": "The import-friction read at LA/Long Beach is \"flowing\" as of week of Nov 2, 2026 (The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/port/la-long-beach",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#friction-la-long-beach",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/port/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/port/la-long-beach.json",
      "provenance": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators · Import-friction read and the live metrics behind it · LA/Long Beach · through week of Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "friction-ny-nj",
      "label": "NY/NJ import-friction read",
      "sentence": "The import-friction read at NY/NJ was \"flowing\" on the latest monthly releases, a rules-based summary of its truck planning-time index (Oct 2026) and loaded-import TEU (Sep 2026) versus their trailing-12-month normal. BTS publishes no weekly ship queue for NY/NJ (The Dwell).",
      "data_date": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "The import-friction read at NY/NJ was \"flowing\" on the monthly data through Oct 2026 (The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/port/new-york-new-jersey",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#friction-ny-nj",
      "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",
      "provenance": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators · Import-friction read and the monthly metrics behind it · NY/NJ · through Oct 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "friction-savannah",
      "label": "Savannah import-friction read",
      "sentence": "The import-friction read at Savannah is \"flowing\", a rules-based summary of its ship queue (week of Nov 2, 2026) and loaded-import TEU (Sep 2026) versus their trailing-12-month normal (The Dwell).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "citation": "The import-friction read at Savannah is \"flowing\" as of week of Nov 2, 2026 (The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/port/savannah",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#friction-savannah",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/port/savannah",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/port/savannah.json",
      "provenance": "The Dwell import-friction read, a composite of BTS supply-chain indicators · Import-friction read and the live metrics behind it · Savannah · through week of Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "la-long-beach-queue",
      "label": "LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth",
      "sentence": "2 ships were awaiting berth at LA/Long Beach in the week of Nov 2, 2026, the live weekly queue from MARAD and the Marine Exchange. This is a ship queue, not a dwell time.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-03",
      "date_precision": "weekly",
      "citation": "LA/Long Beach: 2 ships awaiting berth as of week of Nov 2, 2026, weekly from MARAD and the Marine Exchange (via BTS). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/waiting/la-long-beach",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#la-long-beach-queue",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/waiting/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/waiting/la-long-beach.json",
      "provenance": "MARAD and the Marine Exchange, via BTS Supply Chain and Freight Indicators · Container ships awaiting berth · Queue count, not a dwell time · LA/Long Beach · through week of Nov 2, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "pti-la-long-beach",
      "label": "LA/Long Beach truck planning-time index",
      "sentence": "The truck planning-time index around LA/Long Beach was 2.29 in Oct 2026, the latest month published, the FHWA drayage-window congestion signal (a value of 1.0 is free-flow).",
      "data_date": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "The truck planning-time index around LA/Long Beach is 2.29 as of Oct 2026 (FHWA, via BTS; 1.0 is free-flow). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/pti/la-long-beach",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#pti-la-long-beach",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/pti/la-long-beach",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/pti/la-long-beach.json",
      "provenance": "FHWA National Performance Management Research Data Set, via BTS · Truck planning-time index · Road congestion proxy, not terminal turn time · LA/Long Beach · through Oct 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "pti-ny-nj",
      "label": "NY/NJ truck planning-time index",
      "sentence": "The truck planning-time index around NY/NJ was 2.34 in Oct 2026, the latest month published, the FHWA drayage-window congestion signal (a value of 1.0 is free-flow).",
      "data_date": "2026-10",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "The truck planning-time index around NY/NJ is 2.34 as of Oct 2026 (FHWA, via BTS; 1.0 is free-flow). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/pti/new-york-new-jersey",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#pti-ny-nj",
      "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",
      "provenance": "FHWA National Performance Management Research Data Set, via BTS · Truck planning-time index · Road congestion proxy, not terminal turn time · NY/NJ · through Oct 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "teu-los-angeles",
      "label": "Los Angeles loaded imports",
      "sentence": "Los Angeles loaded imports were 545,696 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS).",
      "data_date": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "Los Angeles loaded imports were 545,696 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports#los-angeles",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#teu-los-angeles",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/busiest/us-container-ports.json",
      "provenance": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS · Loaded-import TEU by port, ranked; year-to-date and latest month; each port's loaded imports, loaded exports and empties · Import-demand ranking, not a congestion reading · The tracked US container ports · through Sep 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "teu-long-beach",
      "label": "Long Beach loaded imports",
      "sentence": "Long Beach loaded imports were 509,390 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS).",
      "data_date": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "Long Beach loaded imports were 509,390 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports#long-beach",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#teu-long-beach",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/busiest/us-container-ports.json",
      "provenance": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS · Loaded-import TEU by port, ranked; year-to-date and latest month; each port's loaded imports, loaded exports and empties · Import-demand ranking, not a congestion reading · The tracked US container ports · through Sep 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "teu-ny-nj",
      "label": "NY/NJ loaded imports",
      "sentence": "NY/NJ loaded imports were 393,828 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS).",
      "data_date": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "NY/NJ loaded imports were 393,828 TEU in Sep 2026, the latest month published, the import-demand read (the port authority's number, re-published by BTS). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports#new-york-new-jersey",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#teu-ny-nj",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/busiest/us-container-ports.json",
      "provenance": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS · Loaded-import TEU by port, ranked; year-to-date and latest month; each port's loaded imports, loaded exports and empties · Import-demand ranking, not a congestion reading · The tracked US container ports · through Sep 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "vessel-dwell-archived",
      "label": "US vessel dwell at berth (archived)",
      "sentence": "The US average container vessel dwell at berth, the AIS-derived ship metric BTS reported through mid-2023, last read 27 hrs. It is not box dwell and not the ship queue.",
      "data_date": "2023-06",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "US average container vessel dwell at berth 27 hrs, last reported June 2023 (AIS-derived, BTS; archived through mid-2023, a ship metric, not box dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/dwell/us-average",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#vessel-dwell-archived",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/dwell/us-average",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/dwell/us-average.json",
      "provenance": "BTS Monthly Average Container Vessel Dwell Times, top 25 US ports · National average time a container ship sits at berth · Ship at berth, AIS-derived, not box or terminal dwell · National, top 25 US ports · through Jun 2023"
    },
    {
      "id": "rail-terminal-dwell",
      "label": "Rail terminal dwell",
      "sentence": "Rail terminal dwell across the Class I railroads averaged 20.9 hours as of October 31, 2026, the average time a railcar resides at an intermodal terminal (STB EP724, a railcar clock, not container dwell).",
      "data_date": "2026-10-31",
      "citation": "Rail terminal dwell across the Class I railroads averaged 20.9 hours as of October 31, 2026, the average time a railcar resides at an intermodal terminal (STB EP724, a railcar clock, not container dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/stats#rail-terminal-dwell",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#rail-terminal-dwell",
      "page_url": null,
      "series_url": null,
      "provenance": null
    },
    {
      "id": "busiest-ports",
      "label": "Busiest US container port (loaded imports)",
      "sentence": "Los Angeles is the busiest tracked US container port by loaded imports, 4,221,440 TEU over the first 9 months of 2026. Across all 9 tracked ports, loaded imports are 18,744,098 TEU year to date, up 1.8% versus the same months of 2025. This ranks import DEMAND (loaded inbound boxes); it is not a congestion reading (monthly TEU from the port authorities, via BTS).",
      "data_date": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "Busiest US container ports by loaded imports as of Sep 2026: Los Angeles leads at 4,221,440 TEU YTD 2026 (monthly TEU from the port authorities, via BTS; The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#busiest-ports",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/busiest/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/busiest/us-container-ports.json",
      "provenance": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS · Loaded-import TEU by port, ranked; year-to-date and latest month; each port's loaded imports, loaded exports and empties · Import-demand ranking, not a congestion reading · The tracked US container ports · through Sep 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "empty-share",
      "label": "Empty-container share by US port",
      "sentence": "Empty containers were 31.2% of all box moves across the tracked US ports in September 2026. Long Beach had the highest empty share at 38.7%. A high empty share reflects trade imbalance and carrier equipment repositioning, not congestion.",
      "data_date": "2026-09",
      "date_precision": "monthly",
      "citation": "Empty-container share by US port as of Sep 2026: Long Beach highest at 38.7% empty (monthly TEU, via BTS; a trade-imbalance read, not congestion; The Dwell). The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/empty/us-container-ports",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#empty-share",
      "page_url": "https://the-dwell.com/empty/us-container-ports",
      "series_url": "https://the-dwell.com/api/v1/series/empty/us-container-ports.json",
      "provenance": "Port authority monthly container statistics, republished by BTS · Empty containers as a share of loaded imports, loaded exports and empties · Trade-imbalance / equipment-repositioning read, not congestion · The tracked US container ports · through Sep 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "coverage",
      "label": "Ports tracked",
      "sentence": "The Dwell tracks the ship queue, the truck planning-time index and monthly TEU across 9 US container ports from the public BTS record, updated as of November 10, 2026.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-10",
      "citation": "The Dwell tracks the ship queue, the truck planning-time index and monthly TEU across 9 US container ports from the public BTS record, updated as of November 10, 2026. The Dwell. https://the-dwell.com/stats#coverage",
      "stats_url": "https://the-dwell.com/stats#coverage",
      "page_url": null,
      "series_url": null,
      "provenance": null
    }
  ]
}