Container and chassis dwell times in Los Angeles-Long Beach edged lower in December, giving ports, truckers, and shippers hope that the worst congestion since the West Coast labor dispute of 2014-2015 will begin fading in early February.
The average container dwell time in Los Angeles-Long Beach in December was 3.31 days, down slightly from 3.51 days in November, but still above the 2.5- to 3-day dwell times that existed during most of 2018, according to the monthly dwell time report published by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA). “Anything over three days creates a barrier to improving efficiency,” said Jessica Alvarenga, PMSA’s manager of government affairs.
