How Two US Ports Devastated a Global Supply Chain

The Southern California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles poor performance contributes to supply chain disruptions, increased costs and high inflation.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• More than 80% of global merchandise trade by volume is carried by ships, which means disruptions to ports can lead to major economic disruption

• The Container Port Performance Index ranks 370 ports that had a minimum of 20 ports of call within the 12-month study period

• Coming in second to last and last were Long Beach and Los Angeles ports…