May 26, 2026
LA/Long Beach and NY/NJ Both Flowing in Late May
Both gateway complexes read Flowing. LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth at 2 and truck planning-time index at 4.07 are near their trailing-12-month normals. Savannah ships awaiting berth stands at 5 ships, 43% above its five-year median.
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LA/Long Beach is reading Flowing this issue, with the import-friction composite near its trailing-12-month normal across the available live signals. Ships awaiting berth at the complex stand at 2 ships, against a trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship (MARAD/Marine Exchange), and the truck planning-time index holds at 4.07, exactly at its trailing-12-month normal (BTS). Combined loaded imports for the latest available month came in at 868,221 TEU, above the trailing-12-month normal of 831,195 TEU (Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach).
- Ships awaiting berth
- Savannah ships awaiting berth: 5 ships, 43% above the five-year median (MARAD). The largest single-complex queue count in this issue's dataset.
- All US container ports ships awaiting berth: 11 ships, 39% below the five-year median (MARAD). The national queue is compressed despite Savannah's elevated count.
- NY/NJ reads Flowing. Truck planning-time index at 3.82, 4% below its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97 (BTS). Loaded imports at 340,365 TEU, below the trailing-12-month normal of 372,973 TEU (Port Authority of NY/NJ).
- Houston loaded imports: 188,276 TEU, 19% above the five-year median (Port of Houston). The strongest vs-normal read in this issue's volume dataset.
- Long Beach loaded imports: 418,851 TEU, 16% above the five-year median (Port of Long Beach).
- Seattle/Tacoma loaded imports: 87,186 TEU, 16% below the five-year median (Northwest Seaport Alliance). The sharpest volume pullback in this issue's dataset.
Savannah loaded imports for the latest available month reached 258,832 TEU, 10% above the five-year median (Georgia Ports Authority).
Monthly TEU figures are the latest available releases and reflect volumes from weeks prior to publication. Vessel dwell at berth is an archived national series through mid-2023 and is not included in this issue.