California ports aren't the only ones facing record backlogs of cargo ships — 3 other US ports have hit historic highs

From Business Insider.com (Oct. 2, 2021):

Shipping delays are piling up across the country as multiple US ports hit record backlogs.

As the largest source of imports in the US — responsible for nearly half of all incoming goods — Southern California ports have received widespread attention. The ports have over 60 hulking cargo ships line up along the shore waiting to dock and unload. But, several smaller ports are also feeling the pinch.

In the Port of Savannah — the fourth largest US port — over 20 container ships are waiting to dock. The port has hit multiple records this year for the number of container ships that have passed through the location. In July, Associated Press reported that the port moved 5.3 million 20-foot containers in a fiscal year — the most the location has ever encountered in a single year.

Georgia Ports Authority did not respond to a request for comment from Insider, but Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority Griff Lynch told The Wall Street Journal that the boom in e-commerce has contributed to the backlog of cargo ships.

"Because of all this extra freight being imported, it's creating a backlog from the ship side to the dock side to warehouses and across the whole supply chain," Lynch told The Journal. [read more]

Let’s go Brandon!

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