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Import Dwell Times at Long Beach Container Terminal Worsen
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Following is an update from OOCL regarding latest LBCT situation (Long Beach Container Terminal) (and Rail)
Today’s overall average import intermodal dwell at LBCT is 7.57 days which is an increase of just over one day from last week’s 6.45 days (WED July 15th). Today’s overall number of dwelling OOCL on-dock intermodal containers at LBCT is 5,954 up by 1,065 containers from last week’s 4,889.
The longest dwelling intermodal container at LBCT today is 26 days (last week it was 24 days) LBCT continues to focus on ramping and departing the longest dwelling containers first.
LBCT advised all SSLines last Thursday that import intermodal containers to Houston, St Louis, and Kansas City would need to be changed from on-dock to off-dock (trucked to BNSF Hobart). This applied to new arriving vessels on/after July 18th. This will continue until the number of dwelling containers subside. As of this morning, we had 101 of these containers discharged from vessels waiting to be drayed to BNSF Hobart. (the 101 is not counted in the above dwell numbers).
We continue to emphasize that longer dwelling containers for individual customers will not be prioritized, as previously mentioned, it will only delay the movement of all containers.
Many of you are aware that LBCT has an expedited rail product, this product will not be offered until intermodal dwell returns to a normal level.
All westbound trains arriving in Southern California for LBCT have delivered to LBCT upon arrival, this means export misconnects should be minimal if any.
The below graphs and the above data are OOCL’s intermodal numbers only (does not include other OA partner lines or LBCT’s 3rd party customers):
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