A side by side comparison of ship congestion off the Port of Long Beach in 2019 and 2021.Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite imagery
- The Port of Long Beach is home to a backlog of ships off the coast amid congestion troubles.
- Satellite images show ships waiting to unload amid a spike in demand for consumer goods.
America's second-busiest port, the Port of Long Beach, is currently home to a backlog of ships waiting off the coast as congestion troubles continue to plague the California container port and its sister, the largest port in the country, in Los Angeles.
The site is coming off a record-breaking month of traffic as the entire industry reckons with logjams spurred by rising demand for consumer goods.
Last week, the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic recorded more than 50 container ships idling outside Long Beach and the adjoining Port of Los Angeles.
Satellite imagery from the scene paints a picture of the growing bottleneck compared to years past.