Source: SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE, 10/11/21


Frenzied import activity to meet U.S. consumer demand isn’t exclusive to the Asia-to-West Coast shipping lane, and neither are the congestion problems plaguing the current ocean freight environment. Flexport said in a market update last week that East Coast terminal congestion is "not easing with Savannah now counting 27 vessels waiting for berth." The Georgia Ports Authority, which marked August as its second-busiest month in history, will add 1.6 million TEUs of capacity that will come online starting in December to better handle the surge.

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