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To: redlegplanner

“it takes ~ 3 weeks for a container ship to cross from PRC to the west coast. What’s offloading tonight sailed three weeks ago. PRC started closing ports ~2 weeks ago.”

Based on 24 knots, and a distance 5634 nautical miles (to Los Angeles), it’s closer to 10 days...so we should be seeing the effects any day now.


203 posted on 02/15/2020 7:09:25 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: BobL

Except that it seems that every time ya’ really need a delivery to be on time, the shipment gets hung up in Customs or delayed by weather or....


212 posted on 02/15/2020 7:26:21 PM PST by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left wort h controlling.)
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