Shipments from China to two of America’s busiest ports- Los Angeles and Long Beach- have seen a sharp decline.
According to Port Optimizer, a vessel tracking system, the number of container ships departing China for these key Southern California ports dropped by 29% in the week ending May 3 compared to the previous week.
The year-over-year drop is even more staggering- 44% fewer vessels are expected to arrive in the week of May 4 to May 10.
Only 12 container ships are scheduled to arrive at the ports this week, down from 22 during the week of April 20.
The volume of cargo has also plummeted. This week, about 62,568 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) are expected, nearly half the 120,608 TEUs that arrived between April 20 and April 26.
The daily update data is based on manifests filed by vessels either en route to the US or preparing to depart from Asia.
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