Average dwell times for containers through the San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during May 2024 remained steady when compared to April 2024 for containers moved by truck and increased for containers moved by rail, according to the latest data from the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA).
Containers imported to the San Pedro Bay Port Complex, and destined for local delivery via truck, spent an average of 2.47 days at port terminals in May, nearly identical to April’s average of 2.50 days.
“There has been a trend of consistently low truck dwell times in the past year, when compared to the historical average of 3.46 days from 2016 to present, which indicates that cargo is moving efficiently during this stage of the supply chain,” pointed out PMSA.
Rail-destined containers imported to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw a dwell time of 6.44 days at marine terminals. This was a rise when compared to April’s 4.55 days for rail containers, but compares favorably to the 7.02 days of rail dwell from earlier this year in March. The average rail dwell time for May remains in a lower range than the average since 2021 of 7.61 days.
