Container delays by rail increase at busiest U.S. ports
Growing delays for rail-bound boxes reflect continuing pressure on intermodal capacity. The post Container delays by rail increase at busiest U.S. ports appeared first on FreightWaves .
Container dwell times in August varied, with truck-bound cargo experiencing improvements while rail-destined containers remained longer at the nation's busiest port complex, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. Average local truck dwell time was 2.95 days, a slight decrease from 3.03 days in July, indicating stable performance.
In contrast, rail-destined cargo dwell time rose to 6.75 days from 6.34 days in July, a significant increase. Despite handling near-record volumes of 1.88 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, the ports faced challenges due to elevated intermodal dwell.
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