--- title: California Docks Backlog Disrupts Shipping | Moto Transportation News description: California docks face growing backlogs due to congestion and labor issues. Moto Transportation analyzes the effect on delivery times, routing, and national logistics. image: https://www.shipmoto.com/hubfs/106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06.jpg --- ![Port Backlog](https://www.shipmoto.com/hubfs/106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06.jpg) # California Docks Backlog Disrupts Shipping | Moto Transportation News November 30, 2021 "Significant progress" is a nice way to say we are still working on a fix for the port backlog. Local port carriers are still complaining of waiting over 10 hours to pick up one container. West coast unionized ports have never cared about efficiency, and ships stacking up at the ports does not mean things will get done faster than before. Government pressure adds around-the-clock shifts while saying "this is relieving congestion", but nothing much changes at the ports. Only time and diverting ships to lower volume ports will ease the congestion.  --- California docks see 'significant progress' with supply chain backlog, port chief says ([continue reading here](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/24/california-docks-see-significant-progress-with-supply-chain-backlog-port-chief-says.html))  ![106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06](https://www.shipmoto.com/hs-fs/hubfs/106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06.jpg?width=740&name=106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06.jpg)   [News](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/news) Share this post: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/calidocksbacklog) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/calidocksbacklog) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/calidocksbacklog) [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/calidocksbacklog) ## Read More Oct 1 · [News](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/news) ### [CBSA System Outage: Cross-Border Delays and What Shippers Need to Know](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/cbsa-system-outage-cross-border-delays-and-what-shippers-need-to-know-oct-1-2025) Sep 26 · [News](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/news) ### [Canada–US Tariff Update: What Freight Shippers Need to Know (Sept 2025)](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/canada-us-tariff-update-what-freight-shippers-need-to-know-sept-2025) Aug 25 · [News](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/news) ### [LTL Market in August 2025: Warming Up or Still Chilling?](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/ltl-market-in-august-2025-warming-up-or-still-chilling) Apr 9 · [Shipping & Freight Tips](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/shipping-freight-tips) ### [USA–Canada Trade Freight Updates | Moto Transportation News](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/usacanadatrf-0) Mar 5 · [Shipping & Freight Tips](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/shipping-freight-tips) ### [USA–Canada Trade Route Freight Insights | Moto Transportation](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/usacanadatrf) Dec 3 · [Shipping & Freight Tips](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/tag/shipping-freight-tips) ### [The Impact of U.S. Port Strikes on Cross-Border Shipping](https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/navxb) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Michael Melwicks", "url" : "https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/author/michael-melwicks" }, "dateModified" : "2025-08-25T04:04:27.347Z", "datePublished" : "2021-11-30T02:06:41.000Z", "headline" : "California Docks Backlog Disrupts Shipping | Moto Transportation News", "image" : [ "https://www.shipmoto.com/hubfs/106953935-1634124751672-106953935-1633607779143-gettyimages-1235736746-ocr-l-spillday5-1007-jg-06.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.shipmoto.com/shipping-news/calidocksbacklog", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.shipmoto.com/hubfs/Moto2020CorrectFontforWhite.png" }, "name" : "Moto Transportation" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "articleBody" : "Significant progress is a nice way to say we are still working on a fix for the port backlog. 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