On 8 January there were some 35 ships at anchor awaiting a berth at either Los Angeles or Long Beach ports according to Container News sources, with the backlog of freight expected to continue to build through to next month.
Stunted rail operations, lack of chassis availability and a shortage of staff across the logistics landscape, mainly due to the spread of Covid-19 throughout the United States, has led to massive delays in shifting import cargo on to its destination and empty containers and...
https://container-news.com/fmc-considers-pandemic-lessons-as-us-port-congestion-set-to-continue/