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Los Angeles Port Logjam Tops 50 Ships; Wait Exceeds Eight Days

  • U.S. ports are overrun with record number of container vessels
  • Anchorage space is full, forcing ships into drift zones
A container ship docks at the Port of Long Beach in California, U.S. 

A container ship docks at the Port of Long Beach in California, U.S. 

Photographer: Gao Shan/Xinhua/Getty Images

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The number of container ships waiting to enter the largest U.S. gateway for transpacific trade swelled to another pandemic record and the average wait jumped to more than eight days, adding delays and costs during peak season for companies to rebuild inventories.