What’s Going On? The Number of Container Ships Drifting Off Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach at All-Time High
What is really going on? Why are so many boats at anchor offshore near Los Angeles and Long Beach in California? Why are they being delayed and prevented from offloading into the US?
According to Zerohedge:
There were an all-time-high 61 container ships in the queue in San Pedro Bay on Wednesday, according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California. Of those, a record 21 were forced to drift because anchorages were full.
Theoretically, the numbers — already surreally high — could go a lot higher than this. While designated anchorages are limited, the space for ships to safely drift offshore is not.
“There’s lots of ocean for drifting — there’s no limit,” Capt.
