Golden State congestion staining the G6 green

The G6 carriers have been hit hardest by the port congestion at the San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, with delays to vessel berthing compounded by a lack of truck drivers and available container chassis, Alphaliner has reported.

Hapag-Lloyd sent a recent customer advisory stating that congestion has reached “a critical point” while APL blamed the congestion for the increased costs which dragged down its Q3 results.

The G6 carriers have been worst hit because of their multiple terminal calls at the southern California ports. As a result they have had the largest number of vessels waiting at anchor in recent weeks