News / TPM 22: Bigger ships on the transpacific at heart of congestion problem

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BCOs and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach are questioning why ocean carriers decided to deploy bigger ships on the transpacific  tradelane without consulting hub ports on their ability to handle them.

One BCO told The Loadstar she could trace the upgrade in ship sizes on the Asia-USWC route to the start of the landside pinch points at the San Pedro Bay terminals.

“When they jumped from 6,000 teu vessels to 10,000 teu and above, it was definitely the start of ...