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2022-01-16 Economy

Given the 1000's of ships hauling cargo to the USA. Why do we still have shortages?

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Posted by NN2N1 2022-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 So the docks are where BLM must go next. With bolt cutters.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-01-16 05:16|| 2022-01-16 05:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Looking at the bigger picture, since I 1st posted this site back in late Nov'ish 2021??

We are now seeing a 10x's the ships headed to various US & Central America ports. Thus bypassing the Calif. Bottle neck.

Eg. US Gulf of Mex & US Eastern US ports.

So where's the stuff?

Posted by NN2N1 2022-01-16 05:27|| 2022-01-16 05:27|| Front Page Top

#3 My OTR Trucker friend tells me that California is the most 'Semi-unfriendly' state that they transport to and from, so I wouldn't be surprised TW.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-01-16 09:00|| 2022-01-16 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ True. Under CAs rules on emissions, nearly half of available trucks are barred from ports, IIUC. ...and that's on top of trucker shortage.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-01-16 09:37|| 2022-01-16 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The bays near the ports of Long Beach CA and Oakland look like parking lots now

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-01-16 10:18|| 2022-01-16 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6
So basically the Calif Liberal Socialist Democrats are the cause of the shortages on the West coast and Northern Western USA.

But still we have Panama Canal routed ships at numbers greater than the previous 2 years slipping thru in to the Gulf. We have Mexico NAFTA ports that easily handle the Calif issues?

Posted by NN2N1 2022-01-16 13:01|| 2022-01-16 13:01|| Front Page Top

#7 retards!

Posted by Greng Black3494 2022-01-16 15:14|| 2022-01-16 15:14|| Front Page Top

#8 They're piled up everywhere.
Ship tracker:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-120.6/centery:37.2/zoom:8

The worker shortage created a backlog in the system, and Cali's new rules screwed them up further. Ocean shipping is rerouting itself, with Home Depot's chartered ships coming into Houston, New Orleans and Charleston via Panama.
Bear in mind, meat and produce, TP and dairy shortages are from OTR trucker shortages.

Posted by ed in texas 2022-01-16 15:21|| 2022-01-16 15:21|| Front Page Top

#9 A lot of the containerships won't fit through Panama.

Amazon is taking the initiative to build their own special long containers and send them through Panama on ships fitted with their own cranes for unloading.

All that's needed is a chassis to show up next to the ship and will get loaded with a container in a couple of minutes.

Posted by KBK 2022-01-16 15:57|| 2022-01-16 15:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Anything to avoid building manufacturing sources here. Capital investment to sustain the Chinese economy because they are bought and paid for by the CCP. Utterly corrupt and nothing will be done by the board of directors or senior management.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-01-16 16:14|| 2022-01-16 16:14|| Front Page Top

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