Container ships are anchoring outside both southeast US ports due in part to a project in Charleston that will shut one berth at the Wando Welch Terminal until the fall.
Ports not designed for transshipment are being inundated with boxes, one of the knock-on effects of Suez Canal diversions that is contributing to a global capacity crunch, experts say.
Carriers and forwarders said the average berthing delay is three to five days at Southeast Asia’s leading container gateway, but HMM and ONE said they are experiencing more than that.