Why Container Ships Can't Sail Around the California Ports Bottleneck

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Why Container Ships Can't Sail Around the
California Ports Bottleneck.

Why Container Ships Can’t Sail Around the California Ports Bottleneck

The armada of vessels waiting offshore keeps growing, and experts say there are few viable alternatives to the country’s main gateway for Asian imports.

www.wsj.com

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Richard

 

[pedro47]

Is this going to be another reason for retail shortages and more increases in retail prices for the holidays.

 

[Ralph Sir Edward]

That's the simple answer. What happens to the countries that produce those goods? What good does it do to produce goods that can't be shipped? This the stuff that global recessions are made of.

 

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Take a look at the record-breaking port congestion from 10000 feet above, as 70 hulking cargo ships park off the LA coast.

Take a look at the record-breaking port congestion from 10,000 feet above, as 70 hulking cargo ships park off the LA coast

From above they may look like specks, but the cargo ships have turned the coast of Southern California into a parking lot.

news.yahoo.com

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Richard

 

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Global shortage of shipping containers highlights their importance in getting goods to Amazon warehouses, store shelves and your door in time for Christmas.

Global shortage of shipping containers highlights their importance in getting goods to Amazon warehouses, store shelves and your door in time for Christmas

Before the container was standardized, loading and unloading goods was very labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.

theconversation.com

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Richard

 

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The Creative Ways Retailers Are Trying to Sidestep Shipping Delays.

The creative ways retailers are trying to sidestep shipping delays, from Home Depot flying in power tools to Walmart chartering smaller ships that can fit into tinier ports

As record numbers of cargo ships clog key ports, many retailers have been forced to scrap traditional strategies for much more expensive ones.

www.businessinsider.com

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Richard

 

[Ty1on]

I'm amazed that that pileup only represents a 5 day delay

 

[geist1223]

Some big companies in Great Britain are chartering whole large container ships just for their goods.

 

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Dozens of cargo ships stuck waiting off New York's coast amid port staff shortages and surging demand for goods

Dozens of cargo ships stuck waiting off New York's coast amid port staff shortages and surging demand for goods

Increased demand for goods, coupled with the labor shortage is causing shipping disruptions in New York, following similar problems in California.

www.businessinsider.com

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Richard

 

[pedro47]

I do not see cargo ships waiting in the ports of Hampton Roads Virginia.

 

[Brett]

I do not see cargo ships waiting in the ports of Hampton Roads Virginia.

yes, I went past the terminals on 164 / Western Branch freeway this weekend and didn't see any container ships

 

[am1]

I do not see cargo ships waiting in the ports of Hampton Roads Virginia.

What size can they handle? Cost? Distrubution centers close by?

 

[MrockStar]

Time to start buying American made goods or at least North American made Canada & Mexico " land routs" made goods. or consider resale or Etsee, ebay ect.

 

[Ty1on]

Time to start buying American made goods or at least North American made Canada & Mexico " land routs" made goods. or consider resale or Etsee, ebay ect.

If they can hire enough workers to make and handle the goods....

 

[geist1223]

Time to start buying American made goods or at least North American made Canada & Mexico " land routs" made goods. or consider resale or Etsee, ebay ect.

Need more Long Haul Truck Drivers.

 

[pedro47]

Need more Long Haul Truck Drivers.

Be careful the trucking industry have partner with private industry to develop a long haul truck with no drivers. Everything is done electronics at a base station. Several long distance trucks with no drivers have already been tested and have carried their payload thousands of miles safetly.. They can park their vehicle, read road maps, avoid traffic problems and do not need to take driver truck's rest breaks. These trucks can drive all day and nights with no employee benefits.

 

[Ty1on]

Be careful the trucking industry have partner with private industry to develop a long haul truck with no drivers. Everything is done electronics at a base station. Several long distance trucks with no drivers have already been tested and have carried their payload thousands of miles safetly.. They can park their vehicle, read road maps, avoid traffic problems and do not need to take driver truck's rest breaks. These trucks can drive all day and nights with no employee benefits.

Minor correction, the test drives on public roads have been with babysitter drivers for safety. Fully autonomous vehicles aren't legal yet.

 

[MrockStar]

Right, just like bank tellers and grocery cashiers, some jobs are going or have already been replaced by machines/robots and automation.

 

[Ty1on]

Right, just like bank tellers and grocery cashiers, some jobs are going or have already been replaced by machines/robots and automation.

And the buying public cheers the expected price savings from these innovations, until the price savings never come and they are scanning and bagging their own groceries. Then their jobs get automated. Eventually, there will be a glut of goods being automatically produced and distributed for a public that can't buy them.

 

[pedro47]

Minor correction, the test drives on public roads have been with babysitter drivers for safety. Fully autonomous vehicles aren't legal yet.

You are correct.

 

[geist1223]

Be careful the trucking industry have partner with private industry to develop a long haul truck with no drivers. Everything is done electronics at a base station. Several long distance trucks with no drivers have already been tested and have carried their payload thousands of miles safetly.. They can park their vehicle, read road maps, avoid traffic problems and do not need to take driver truck's rest breaks. These trucks can drive all day and nights with no employee benefits.

And all these self driving trucks do not exceed the speed limit for trucks.

 

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Backlog of Ships at Port of LA Reaches Boiling
Point.

Backlog Of Cargo Ships At Port Of LA Reaches Boiling Point

Few are more frustrated about the backlog at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, than truck drivers in the chaos. They say that a trucker shortage is not the problem, instead the port needs to speed up their wait times and have more dock help ready to off load.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

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The director of one of the largest ports in the US warns the shipping industry is in 'crisis mode' as 66 cargo ships float off the California Shore.

The director of one of the largest ports in the US warns the shipping industry is in 'crisis mode' as 66 cargo ships float off the California shore

A historic backlog of cargo ships stuck off the California coast has spurred shortages and price hikes across the country.

www.businessinsider.com

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Richard

 

[pedro47]

Send them to the Hampton Roads Ports. The channels are very deep.

 

[SteelerGal]

This has been the view on the way to my children’s school. As I understand, the Port is working only 2 shifts. It is not a 24/7 port as other global ports are. Also I don’t agree it’s truly about lack of qualified applicants.