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Sep 8, 2026

Savannah Queue Halves to 2, All Three Complexes Now Flowing

Savannah ships awaiting berth fell 50% on the week to 2, returning to its trailing-12-month normal. All three major complexes now sit at Flowing. The US ship queue rose 25% to 10 but remains 55% below the five-year median.

Numbers as of Sep 8, 2026 pull

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Savannah's ships awaiting berth (MARAD/Marine Exchange) fell 50% week over week to 2 ships, returning the complex's import-friction read to Flowing and settling at its trailing-12-month normal of 2 ships. All three major tracked complexes now sit at Flowing heading into peak season.

Ships awaiting berth, All US container ports (vessels)
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  • All US ships awaiting berth: 10 ships (MARAD/Marine Exchange), up 25% week over week and 55% below the five-year median. The weekly rise is concentrated in the East Coast anchor count, not at any West Coast or Gulf complex.
  • East Coast ships at anchor: 9 ships (MARAD), up 29% week over week, 55% below the five-year median.
  • LA/Long Beach: ships awaiting berth at 0 (MARAD/Marine Exchange), below its trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship. Truck planning-time index (PTI) at 2.19, below its trailing-12-month normal of 4.07 (BTS). Import-friction read: Flowing.
  • NY/NJ: PTI at 2.37, below its trailing-12-month normal of 3.95 (BTS). No public ships-awaiting-berth series for NY/NJ. Import-friction read: Flowing.
  • Gulf Coast ships at anchor: 1 ship (MARAD), flat week over week, 67% below the five-year median.
  • Per the Northwest Seaport Alliance's Aug 20, 2026 release, NWSA July 2026 full imports fell 11.6% vs July 2025, with YTD full imports down 13.7%. YTD volumes are running below 2025 levels, when cargo was pulled forward ahead of anticipated tariffs.

Latest available loaded-import figures (port-authority monthly releases, not current-week readings): 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; and Savannah 240,445 TEU near its trailing-12-month normal of 231,586 TEU. These monthly figures land weeks after the reference month.

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