Jun 16, 2026
LA/Long Beach Ship Queue Doubles, Both Coasts Still Flowing
Ships awaiting berth at LA/Long Beach doubled to 2 week over week, per Marine Exchange data. Both coasts hold a Flowing import-friction read. Houston loaded imports ran 19% above their 5-year median in the latest port authority release.
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The count of ships awaiting berth at LA/Long Beach reached 2 as of the latest Marine Exchange of Southern California data, doubling week over week from 1 ship. That figure sits above the complex's trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship, but close enough that the import-friction read holds at Flowing. The BTS truck planning-time index at LA/Long Beach came in at 4.07, exactly at its trailing-12-month normal.
- Ships awaiting berth
- All US container ports, ships awaiting berth (MARAD): 6 ships total, up 20% week over week but 67% below the 5-year median. The national queue is lean against historical levels.
- Houston loaded imports (Port of Houston, latest available monthly): 188,276 TEU, 19% above the 5-year median. The strongest reading above its 5-year baseline among the major complexes in this release.
- Long Beach loaded imports (Port of Long Beach, latest available monthly): 418,851 TEU, 16% above the 5-year median.
- Los Angeles loaded imports (Port of Los Angeles, latest available monthly): 449,370 TEU, 10% above the 5-year median. Combined LA/Long Beach loaded imports stand at 868,221 TEU, near the trailing-12-month normal of 831,195 TEU.
- Seattle/Tacoma loaded imports (Northwest Seaport Alliance, latest available monthly): 87,186 TEU, 16% below the 5-year median. The only major complex running below its 5-year baseline in this release.
- NY/NJ, BTS truck planning-time index: 3.82, 4% below the 5-year median and near the trailing-12-month normal of 3.97. Friction read: Flowing.
Monthly TEU figures are the latest available from each port authority and lag the current week by several weeks. Vessel dwell at berth from BTS is an archived national series through mid-2023 and is not current.