Cargo Ship Backlog Worsens At Ports Of L.A., Long Beach

Southern California faces a worsening backlog of cargo ships in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to reports on Thursday, at least 65 cargo ships are anchored outside the Port of L.A., waiting to offload their cargo. This is almost twice as many ships as just one month ago.

Port officials pointed to a lack of workers and COVID restrictions as the reason they were unable to offload cargo quicker. They added they’re now working to add weekend and overnight shifts in order to ease the backlog.

Officials also explained there is a lack of trucks and the freight rail isn’t allowing a steady movement of cargo out of the ports fast enough.