Adding to other recent evidence that congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports is worsening, Hapag-Lloyd Wednesday announced delays to multiple services and said the overall situation “has reached a critical point.”
Hapag said it’s also facing “an acute shortage of trucking power,” which many others have cited in recent weeks as a disruptive factor at the ports. It also mentioned inadequate container-handling equipment, which results in containers not being ready for pickup even where terminal appointment systems are in operation.
“The chassis shortage is also exacerbated due to our services being fragmented over many terminals,” it said. “A chassis relief team comprising of terminals, chassis vendors and PierPass has been established and is looking to set up a temporary asset sharing plan among the chassis providers with the next 30-90 days. A long term solution is expected in 2015.”
