The Port of Los Angeles is making progress on reducing the number of empty containers dwelling on its docks, but many truck gate slots and much of its on-dock rail capacity are going unused, contributing to ongoing congestion, Executive Director Gene Seroka said during a virtual briefing last week.
The port handled 865,595 20-foot equivalent units in January, a 3.6% increase year-over-year and its busiest January on record.
The average dwell time and total aging containers dropped since October, Seroka said. Now, there are just over 9,400 containers waiting nine days or more on docks, a 75% decrease since Oct. 25.
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