Posted on 11/06/2021 4:18:46 PM PDT by Libloather
Leaders of ports along South Florida’s coast said they’re ready to step up and help other ports around the country, as those other ports continue to experience delays and backlogs due to global supply chain issues.
The chairman of the board for the Florida Ports Council, Jonathan Daniels, said there is no congestion at the ports in Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale or Miami. However, he says supply chain issues are leading to delays north of Florida and on the West Coast. He says those ports are experiencing delays partly due to the fact that they supply goods for the middle of the country, unlike ports in Florida.
“They’re going into the Heartland and they’re also going across country,” Daniels said.
Leaders of ports in South Florida say while they’re always trying to bring more ships to the region, they’re now letting congested ports across the country know they can reroute traffic to South Florida to help ease congestion.
"We stand ready to assist the shippers and the carriers and make sure that they understand that there are capabilities in South Florida," Daniels said.
"What we’re offering up as a Florida Ports Council and Florida’s ports is saying, ‘OK come through the Panama Canal. Come through the Suez Canal. Instead of doing land-bridge operations where you’re involving the ports, you’re involving the rail as well as the truck for the last mile, come to Florida’s ports. Come to this side of the United States and you’re going to go into the East Coast, land in Florida and then ultimately work up through the rail and the road network in order to supply."
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Container ships up to 14000 unit size can pass through the Panama Canal.
Ok, I understand now. I thought you were talking about 24’ containers, not 24,000 TEU ships. So I wast talking at cross purposes.
A story in late October talked about 100 ships waiting and another 45 on the way. I doubt many of them were bigger than Super Panamax. I thnk Miami has been enlarged to handle Panamax; at one point Charlston and Savannah were fighting over federal money for dredging. I think Virginia can handle the Super Panamx, but am not postivie about that. In any event, if only Panamax and Super Panamax were diverted from LA and Long Beach, leaving the larger ships to those ports, it should still help a lot.
If I remember elementary school correctly, Pacific to Atlantic is actually east to west.
LOL - you're right. The quote was from the link - I have no idea what they were thinking...Great catch PAR...
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