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
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