Marine Exchange of Southern California, 3601 S Gaffey Street Bldg 803, San Pedro, CA (2026)

06/12/2026

Good afternoon!

I hope you are having a nice Friday afternoon.

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 Leading indicators forecast continued slight uptick in container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks.

2. In the very short term, only 13 container ships are scheduled to arrive in LA/LB in the next 3 days, 4 fewer than would be “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). 4 tomorrow (Saturday) + 6 on Sunday + 3 on Monday = 13.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 59.7/day in May. Average continues to tick up from 62.9/day past 14 days, to 63.2/day in June, to 64.3 past 7 days, to 68 yesterday and 63 today is leading indicator of continued slight uptick in container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks. These container ships are checked in with PacMMS and confirmed on the way to LA or LB.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 16.9/day in May. Average 18.2/day in June with range of 15-22 and 21 today.

b. Container ships at anchor: Container ships at anchor: Average 0.8/day anchored since end of backup. Average 0.9/day anchored in May. Average 1.2/day anchored in June with range of 0-3, 0 on 2 of 12 days, and 0 today.

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, Thursday 11 June 2026, 79 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 7 more than last week. Of the 79, 69 are bound for LA or LB, 1 more than last week. The other 10 are bound for Oakland, 6 more than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind Friday and Friday night, freshening to moderate wind to 20 knots Saturday through Monday night, easing to light wind Tuesday, then freshening again to moderate wind to 20 knots Tuesday night should not impact ship movements, but patchy fog through Monday morning might.

Blank Sailings: 7 remain through 17 July.

Arrivals: 131 total vessels arrived in LA and LB as of yesterday 11 June, 6 fewer than “normal.”

Of the 131 total arrivals:
9 foreign tankers 6 low
6 US tankers 1 high
3 barges and ATBs 3 low
61 container ships 2 low
7 vehicle ships Even
11 passenger ships Even
4 bulk ships 3 low
3 general cargo ships 3 low
22 bunkers (refueling) only 10 high

We continue to watch for impacts of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

06/06/2026

Good evening:

I hope 1st Friday of June finds you well.

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 Leading indicators forecast slight uptick in container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks.

2. In the very short term, only 11 container ships are scheduled to arrive LA/LB in the next 3 days, a big 6 fewer than would be “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). 2 tomorrow (Saturday) + 7 on Sunday + 2 on Monday = 11. The low totals and variability (2, 7, and 2) both are port of what makes this industry difficult.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 59.7/day in May. Average ticking up from 58.4/day past 14 days, to 61.4/day past 7 days, 61.6/day in June, 66 yesterday, and 61 today is leading indicator of slight uptick in container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks. These container ships are checked in with PacMMS and confirmed on the way to LA or LB.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 16.9/day in May. Average 18.0/day in June with range of 15-22 and 22 today.

b. Container ships at anchor: Container ships at anchor: Average 0.8/day anchored since end of backup. Average 0.9/day anchored in May. Average 0.9/day anchored in June with range of 0-2, 0 on 1 of 5 days, and 1 the past 3 days, but none backed up.

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, On Thursday 4 June 2026, 72 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 6 more than last week. Of the 72, 68 are bound for LA or LB, 9 more than last week.
The other 4 are bound for Oakland, 3 fewer than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind is forecast through Wednesday night, should not impact vessel movements, but patchy fog forecast through Monday morning might (but recently has not).

Blank Sailings: 3 were added on 27 May for a total of 8 through 17 July.

Arrivals (please see 2nd slide deck):

396 vessels arrived in LA and LB in May, 16 above “normal” for the month, and puts us 2 above Normal for Calendar Year 2026 on a month-to-month basis based on 380 arrivals/month.
396 vessels arriving in May is 10 above normal for the month and puts us 8 over “normal for Calendar Year 2026 on a day-to-day basis based on 12.5 arrivals/day (accounts for short and long months).

Of the 396 total arrivals:
30 foreign tankers 13 low (but there were only 34 last May)
17 US tankers 5 high
18 barges and ATBs 3 high
165 container ships 11 low and 46 low for the Jan-May 2026 period (but 2 more than Jan-May 2025 and 11 more than last May)
25 vehicle ships 7 high
41 passenger ships 10 high
13 bulk ships 9 low
17 general cargo ships 2 high
47 bunkers only 13 high

We continue to watch for impacts of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

05/23/2026

Good afternoon!

I hope late May Memorial Day Weekend Friday afternoon finds you well.

We welcome the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to Los Angeles Fleet Week! USS ESSEX, CGC TERRELL HORNE, and CGC HALIBUT in town and open to the public for visitors. Thank you for what you do for defense, safety, and security!

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 leading indicators forecast roughly steady container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks with perhaps a little blip up.

2. In the very short term, 20 container ships are scheduled to arrive LA/LB in the next 3 days, 3 more than “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). A big 9 tomorrow (Saturday) + 7 on Sunday + 4 on Monday = 20.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 60.9/day in May, 61.4/day past 14 days, 60.0/day past 7 days, and 55, 61, and 64 past 3 days is leading indicator of roughly steady container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks with perhaps a little blip up. These container ships are checked in with PacMMS and confirmed on the way to LA or LB.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 16.5/day in May with range of 11-24, and 21, 13, and 11 past 3 days.

b. Container ships at anchor: Container ships at anchor: Average 0.8/day anchored since end of backup. Average 0.9/day anchored in May w/ range of 0-4, none backed up, 0 on 9 of 22 days, and 1 today..

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, Thursday 21 May 2026, 71 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 1 more than last week. Of the 71, 62 are bound for LA or LB, 1 fewer than last week. The other 9 are bound for Oakland, 2 more than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind is forecast through Sunday night, freshening to 20 knots Sunday, 25 knots Sunday night, and 30 knots Tuesday, and then moderating to 20 knots Wednesday, should not impact vessel movements, but patchy fog forecast through Sunday night might (but recently has not).

Blank Sailings: 5 were added on 12 May for a total of 8 through 2 July, of which 6 remain.

We continue to watch for impacts of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

05/18/2026

Good morning!

The attached Marine Safety Information Bulletin 02-2026 regarding LA Fleet Week is posted on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard.

We welcome the U.S. Navy and all Services participating in Fleet Week to Los Angeles.

Warm regards,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

05/15/2026

Good afternoon!

I hope this mid-May Friday afternoon finds you well.

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 leading indicators give a mixed forecast of container ships on the way to LA and LB in the next week or two - Slight dip, or steady with a bit of a spike. We’ll see how it shakes out as time passes.

2. In the very short term, only 12 container ships are scheduled to arrive in the next 3 days, 5 fewer than “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). 5 tomorrow (Saturday) + 5 on Sunday + 2 on Monday = 12.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 61.3/day in May, 61.4/day past 14 days, 62.9/day past 7 days, and spike from 60 last Friday to 69 Tuesday and back to 60 today is leading indicator of roughly steady container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks with a little blip up. These container ships are checked in with PacMMS and confirmed on the way to LA or LB.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 16.9/day in May with range of 12-24, and 20 today.

b. Container ships at anchor: Average 0.7/day anchored in May w/ range of 0-2, none backed up, 0 on 6 of 15 days & 0 today.

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, 70 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 7 Fewer than last week. Of the 70, 63 are bound for LA or LB, 5 fewer than last week. The other 7 are bound for Oakland, 2 fewer than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind is forecast, freshening to 20-25 knots Saturday afternoon, and stronger to 25-35 knots Saturday night, then easing to light to moderate wind through Wednesday night, which should not impact vessel movements. Fog and rain are not forecast.

Blank Sailings: 5 were added on 12 May for a total of 8 through 2 July, of which 7 remain.

Vessel Arrivals continue the pattern all year with the total roughly “normal” but with some fleets weak and others strong. Please see 2 slides.

As of yesterday 14 May:
177 total arrivals of ships of all types 2 high
9 foreign tankers 10 low
8 US tankers 2 high
7 Barges and ATBs Even
76 Container ships 4 low
15 Vehicle ships 7 high
22 passenger ships 8 high
3 bulk ships 7 low
21 bunkers (refueling) only 5 high

We continue to watch for impacts of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

05/09/2026

Good afternoon,

I hope this sunny and cool 8th day of May finds you well.

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 leading indicators forecast roughly steady container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks.

2. In the very short term, only 11 container ships are scheduled to arrive in the next 3 days, 6 fewer than “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). 2 tomorrow (Saturday) + 5 on Sunday + 4 on Monday = 11.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 60.7/day past 14 days, 60.0/day in May, and 60.0/day past 7 days is leading indicator of roughly steady container ship arrivals next 1-2 weeks.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 17.4/day in May with range of 12-24, and 19 today.

b. Container ships at anchor: Average 0.8/day since end of backup. Average 0.8/day anchored in May w/ range of 0-2, none backed up, 0 on 3 of 8 days & 0 today.

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, 77 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 3 more than last week. Of the 77, 68 are bound for LA or LB, 2 more than last week. The other 9 are bound for Oakland, 1 more than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind is forecast through Wednesday night, which should not impact vessel movements. Patchy fog is forecast through Monday morning which might affect vessel movements, but has not recently.

Blank Sailings: No additions since 30 March when there were 7 through 2 June, of which 3 remain.

Vessel Arrivals were very strong in April but interesting mix of ups and downs in April and over time. Please see the attached slide deck.

The only impact of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East that we have been informed of is uptick in bunkers only is due to pricing better here than in Asia, and new this week, the last tanker we may get from the Middle East until the situation resolves.

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

05/02/2026

Good evening:

I hope this 1st day of May finds you well.

BLUFs
1. Container Ship Arrivals: 2 leading indicators forecast slight uptick of container ship arrivals and then perhaps leveling off next 1-2 weeks.

2. In the very short term, only 11 container ships are scheduled to arrive in the next 3 days, 6 fewer than “normal” for a 3-day period pre-COVID 2018-9 when there were 5.7 container ship arrivals/day (5.7/day * 3 days = 17). 3 tomorrow (Saturday) + 6 on Sunday + 2 on Monday = 11.

DETAILS:

Slide 1: Container Ships on the Way: Average 57.3/day in April, uptick to 58.6/day past 14 days, 61.7/day past 7 days, 62-63 past 4 days, and 60 today 1 May is leading indicator of slight uptick of container ship arrivals and then perhaps leveling off next 1-2 weeks. These container ships are checked in with PacMMS and confirmed on the way to LA or LB.

Slide 2:
a. Container ships at a berth: Average 15.4/day in March. Average 17.5/day in April with range of 14-23, and 24 today, 1 May.

b. Container ships at anchor: Average 0.8/day since end of backup and 0.8/day in March. Average 0.9/day anchored in April w/ range of 0-4, none backed up & 0 on 14 of 30 days.

Slides 3-6: Per our PacMMS Partner, the Marine Exchange of Alaska in Juneau, as of yesterday, 74 Container Ships underway enroute LA/LB/Oakland, 1 more than last week. Of the 74, 66 are bound for LA or LB, 1 more than last week. The other 8 are bound for Oakland, 2 fewer than last week.

The New Queuing System for Labor, operated by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS), remains in effect and provides us with this “Container Ships on the Way” information.

Thankfully, the new system, which was created by industry and is voluntary, worked so well that when the ultimate record of container ship backup was set on 109 on 9 January 2022, only 12 were within 25-40 miles of the ports of LA and LB. The remaining 97 were voluntarily stretched out slow speed steaming across the wide Pacific or patiently loitering outside the Safety and Air Quality Area 50-150 miles offshore. A tremendous example of the innovation of industry and doing the right things right, there remain no issues, and the system continues to operate smoothly, enabled by Pacific Maritime Management Services (PacMMS).

On a day-to-day basis the system gives us advance notice of every container ship coming to LA/LB/Oakland as soon as they leave their last port of call, as much as 16 days in advance, which is good for efficiency and planning, even if there is no backup and ample labor. All container ships are reminded to check in with PacMMS when dropping their last line from their last port of call prior to Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland on the PacMMS web site. PacMMS link below. The PacMMS system and associated Safety and Air Quality Area remain in place (1) in case a backup ever occurs for any reason all container ships already have a CTA which can be used for labor allocation, and (2) on a day-to-day basis, knowing every container ship enroute the ports of LA, LB, and Oakland contribute to greater efficiency of all 3 ports. Container ships continue to be marvelous at checking in and participating in this industry created and completely voluntary system.

The system was expanded to include Oakland on 11 January 2022. PacMMS is a non-profit partnership of the Marine Exchanges of Alaska in Juneau, the San Francisco Bay Region, and Southern California (mine). We're honored to a be a partner. For more info, such as Process Document, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Enrollment, Master Queuing Lists for LA/LB, and Oakland, and more, please see:
(1) The PacMMS web site: http://pacmms.org/
(2) The MX SoCal web site: https://mxsocal.org/
(3) The MX SF web site: https://www.sfmx.org/

Weather forecast: Light to moderate wind through Monday, freshening to 20 knots through Tuesday night, then moderating again through Wednesday night should not impact vessel movements, but patchy fog through the weekend might. Chance of showers Monday morning.

Blank Sailings: No additions since 30 March when there were 7 through 2 June, of which 4 remain.

Vessel Arrivals were very strong in April but interesting mix:

422 total vessels/ships of all types arrived 42 high

Of these:
37 foreign tankers 5 low
164 container ships 7 low
18 bulk ships 3 low

15 U.S. tankers 3 high
21 vehicle ships 3 high
47 passenger ships 17 high
15 general cargo ships even
60 bunkers (refueling only) 27 high

Slides next week.

The only impact of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East that we have been informed of is the uptick in bunkers only is due to pricing better here than in Asia. We have seen this with one container line stopping for bunkers here on their runs from Asia to Mexico.

Some media asked, and I answer for all, our mission (and what we are paid for) does not have us doing analysis of last port of call of the arriving ships to see if there are any shifts there.

I received the below from Guy Fox about World Trade Week… congrats to ILWU! Link below to event on 27 May, 1100-1400.

Home - 2026 World Trade Week

Hi Kip
The ILWU will receive the Bob Kleist Leadership Award 2026 the same award the MX received!
It would be great if you could send out to waterfront to get some support ?
Appreciate anything you can do for them.

Much appreciated
Best
Guy

Be safe, healthy, and well,

Captain Kip Louttit and the MX/CG Team

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