“the reason the ships aren’t unloaded is because the containers are empty,”
That would explain the global effort to adjust and falsify their plimsoll line markers so authorities and casual observers would have no idea if they were full or empty - Which is not unheard of, especially shipping going to Africa.
Operators have been known to repaint their depth markers to avoid corrupt charges, taxes, snd other fees in just about every port on that continent.
Call the local Marine Safety Offices and ask...
“Operators have been known to repaint their depth markers to avoid corrupt charges”
Crazy, man!
Have you gone to google maps and looked at the Long Beach harbor? Thousands of containers on the ground. Been that way since before the covid pandemic.