Public affairs director Jeffery Wingfield said while the Port of Stockton doesn’t take container ships, some companies are now pulling their product from containers and onto bulk carriers to reroute to smaller ports that aren’t backed up.
“We’re starting to see a lot of interest in animal feed, steel products and other things that potentially could go into containers, but now they’re trying to take them out and utilize ports like Stockton,” Wingfield told FOX40.
Calls for new business have gone from roughly five per week to five or more per day.
“We’ve been focused a lot on infrastructure projects to alleviate any pinch points and keep cargo moving freely,” Wingfield said.
Wingfield said the port usually moves about 4 million metric tons of cargo per year. This year, that number will be closer to 5 million.