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After months of reported progress on reducing the backlog at the two largest ports in Southern California, the congestion has again spiked to record levels. The Marine Exchange of Southern California, which oversees the movement of vessels at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reports that new records were set for the number of vessels in port and at the anchorage and despite slight declines they expect the volumes to continue at these elevated levels in the coming days.
“We set two records over the weekend,” says Captain Kip Louttit, Executive Director of the Marine Exchange of Southern California. “Regular and contingency anchorages remain essentially full,” he reported in his daily update to the maritime community while assuring everyone despite the record levels the port system remained safe and secure. Louttit writes the port system is “as efficient as can be under COVID-19 conditions due to the great work of all port partners and every segment of the workforce…”
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