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I work at a big container shipping company and I'm highly certain that you're mistaken. This based on thousands of calls as well as insight into terminal produc

• toast0 9y ago
  The port probably makes a difference. Ships stopping in Miami may be on a mulitpojt route and not have as many containers to unload and load than in long beach where it's more likely to be a back and forth route between US and (pick an Asian country), in which case essentially all containers on board will be unloaded and others would be loaded.
  • yardie 9y ago
    This is probably the case. Port Miami is on an tiny island and space is a premium. Ships also bunker. They might be "in port" for many days but they'll be anchored in designated areas. Port charges add up quickly.