Sunday, October 3, 2021

Shipping: It's Not Just LA/Long Beach, Ships Are Lining Up Off New York

From the Daily Mail, October 1:

Cargo ships anchored off NY and LA face 4-WEEK wait to berth and trains in Chicago are backed up 25 miles with global supply chain on the brink of collapse: Americans face shortages of cars, shoes and exercise gear as holiday season looms

  • Supply chains have lagged far behind consumer demand due to a lack of manpower at US ports and restrictions that came with the COVID-19 outbreak 
  • Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the coast of Los Angeles and New York face shocking wait times due to the lack of manpower to unload goods 
  • The backlog of billions of dollars of clothing, electronics, vehicles, and furniture comes as the demand for consumer goods hits its highest point in history 
  • Railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged, as workers are unable the handle the ceaseless bottlenecks of cargo
  •  'Global infrastructure was not designed to handle goods at such a rate,' a logistics expert exclusively tells DailMail.com
  • 'The government needs to intervene to stop this crisis immediately, or face increased inflation and unemployment, and economic breakdown,' she asserts

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/02/15/48651117-10049621-Ships_are_seen_lining_up_in_the_New_York_Bight_on_Friday_as_supp-a-10_1633185989210.jpg

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