Warehouse staffing and equipment efficiency allowing ports in South California to handle volume surges with ease

Despite record import volumes, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are operating with minimal congestion in large part due to fully staffed warehouses. This is in contrast to COVID pandemic conditions, during which warehouse staff shortages created a bottleneck for the logistics industry in the region. 

In addition to a stabilization of staffing, more access to near-dock “surge yards” are providing temporary storage for containers, allowing more space at the terminal and preventing a bunching up of vessels in the harbour.