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Aug 18, 2026

Savannah Accounts for 3 of 4 US Ships Awaiting Berth, West and Gulf Coasts Clear

All three major complexes remain at Flowing. The US ships-awaiting-berth count is 4, with Savannah holding 3 of those vessels. LA/Long Beach and the West Coast report zero ships awaiting berth.

Numbers as of Aug 18, 2026 pull

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The US ships-awaiting-berth count stands at 4 ships this week per MARAD and the Marine Exchange, with Savannah accounting for 3 of those 4 vessels awaiting berth, near its trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. LA/Long Beach reports 0 ships awaiting berth, below its trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship. West Coast and Gulf Coast anchor counts are both at zero, and all three major complexes hold a Flowing import-friction read.

Ships awaiting berth, All US container ports (vessels)
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  • LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth: 0, down 100% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange). The truck planning-time index (BTS) sits at 4.07, at its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07. Import-friction read: Flowing.
  • Savannah ships awaiting berth: 3, down 66.7% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange), near the complex's trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. Import-friction read: Flowing.
  • East Coast ships at anchor: 4, down 73.3% from the five-year median (MARAD/Marine Exchange), consistent with Savannah carrying the bulk of the US queue.
  • West Coast and Gulf Coast ships at anchor: 0 each, both down 100% from their five-year medians (MARAD/Marine Exchange).
  • NY/NJ import-friction read: Flowing. Truck planning-time index (BTS) at 3.82, near its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97.

Latest available monthly loaded imports (port authority data): LA/Long Beach 917,583 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 831,412 TEU. NY/NJ 388,842 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 372,973 TEU. Savannah 240,445 TEU, near its trailing-12-month normal of 231,586 TEU.

Monthly TEU figures are the latest available from each port authority and lag several weeks behind the current date.

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