US Port Congestion

US port congestion and insights

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Global Port Congestion

Port
Sep 24
Aug 24
+/-
%
Durban
2.8
2.5
+0.3
+10%
Santos
2.5
2.0
+0.5
+24%
Manila
2.2
2.4
-0.1
-6%
Chittagong
1.9
3.9
-2.0
-51%
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Average vessel anchor time, in days

XL Port Congestion [10M+ TEU]

Port
Sep 24
Aug 24
+/-
%
Shanghai
0.4
0.6
-0.1
-23%
Jebel Ali
0.4
0.4
0.0
-11%
Antwerp
0.3
0.2
+0.1
+26%
Yantian
0.3
0.1
+0.2
+220%
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Average vessel anchor time, in days

Large Port Congestion [4-10M TEU]

Port
Sep 24
Aug 24
+/-
%
Santos
2.5
2.0
+0.5
+24%
Manila
2.2
2.4
-0.1
-6%
Savannah
1.1
1.1
-0.1
-7%
Piraeus
0.8
0.8
0.0
0%
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Average vessel anchor time, in days

Medium Port Congestion [0.5-4M TEU]

Port
Sep 24
Aug 24
+/-
%
Durban
2.8
2.5
+0.3
+10%
Chittagong
1.9
3.9
-2.0
-51%
Vancouver
1.7
0.6
+1.1
+174%
Lomé
0.9
1.1
-0.2
-15%
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Average vessel anchor time, in days

US Port Congestion FAQs

What are the busiest container ports in the United States?

The top five busiest container ports (by TEU volume) in the United States are the Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Port of New York and New Jersey, Port of Savannah and Port of Houston. Los Angeles, Long Beach and New York/New Jersey each have a container throughput of more than 9,000,000 TEU per year.