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Hapag-Lloyd Week 36: Charleston Waits to 18h, LA Pier 400 to 12h; Savannah Eases

Source: Hapag-Lloyd / IndexBox · 2026-09-12
Summary

Hapag-Lloyd's Week 36 North America update shows uneven terminal-level congestion. At Charleston's Wando Welch Terminal, non-Gemini vessels wait up to 18 hours (Gemini 6h); Los Angeles APM Pier 400 logs waits to 12 hours while Yusen and Fenix report none. Savannah improved to about 6 hours from 18 a week earlier, Houston's Barbours Cut to 6h and Norfolk 2–4h. New York, Miami, Seattle and Tacoma show no notable vessel queues, indicating localized rather than systemic bottlenecks.

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