A NEW record was set in the LA-Long Beach congestion
crisis when 22 ships were queued up waiting for berth in the outer San Pedro
Bay harbour.
Of the ships at anchor, 16 were containerships, totalling
100,000 TEU.
The biggest was the 10,000-TEU CSCL Summer, while other
vessels in anchorages included the 9,400 TEU CMA CGM Rigoletto, 8,500 TEU
Hanjin Long Beach and 8,500 TEU Xin Fei Zhou.
The Marine Exchange, which acts as something of a harbour
master for the San Pedro Bay area, was induced to open temporary anchorages
because of the growing number of vessels arriving.
More ships are due to arrive. Worsening delays come as
word is awaited of settlement of contract negotiations between the dockers
union and the waterfront employers, which have dragged on since May.
The dockers union, the International Longshore and
Warehouse Union, have been engaging in go-slows, while management, grouped in
the Pacific Maritime Association, resist giving more control to the union. A
federal mediator has been appointed but his impact, if any, is not apparent.
Source : HKSG.
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