Posted on 08/31/2021 9:17:17 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
A record number of container ships are stuck waiting to enter California’s two largest ports as labor shortages and COVID-19 disruptions continue to roil a supply chain that’s being pushed to its limits ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.
A total of 46 freight ships are at anchor or in a drift area waiting to enter the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which operates the Vessel Traffic Service for those two ports, reported late Monday evening.
“Trend at anchor and in drift areas is essentially steady next 3 days,” the group said in a statement. “Through it all, port partners are keeping your Marine Transportation System safe, secure, reliable, and environmentally sound, despite not being efficient at this time due to the backup.”
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Man, do I ever remember those years. The couple of station owners I knew told me they couldn’t get shipments, due to truckers’ shortages.
With both state & Federal unemployment & extras, it actually did.
With both state & Federal unemployment & extras, it actually did.
The $600 a week FEDERAL $$$ is $15 an hour right there.
thank you...
Anytime.
Side note: How’s F1 going?
Has Hamilton crashed yet?
I did not notice that when I was there... The cicadas at home are sure noticeable.
not yet, fingers crossed
I might just have to try that next time, if I can persuade my wife to toss out 30+ years of recovery... ;-)
I’m outside of Philly and Wilmington DE.
They have been extremely loud for some time here.
LOL, that might be a bad idea. :)
This is about more than unemployment payments. Many of those jobs were filled as second jobs for spouses who are now home with the children instead of leaving them in day care. Many of those parents are not coming back.
Many of those jobs were also filled with retirees who took the opportunity to get out of the house (and out of their spouse's hair) and socialize. Once locked down, why bother?
When you go into a restaurant and can’t get a plastic straw, that would be the port backup. Lots of items we never think about come into those ports.
“In April 2019, COSCO Shipping-owned Orient Overseas (International) Limited announced that it would sell their Long Beach Container Terminal business to a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners for $1.78 billion.[24] The federal government demanded the sale of the terminal after a 2018 review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.[25]”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Long_Beach#Recent_history_(1970s–present)
“The Port of Los Angeles is one of the world’s busiest seaports and leading gateway for international trade in the Western Hemisphere. It has ranked as the number one container port in the United States each year since 2000.
The Port is a department of the City of Los Angeles (also known as the Los Angeles Harbor Department) and is governed by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners, a panel appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles. Although the Port is a City department, it is not supported by City taxes. Operating as a landlord port with more than 200 leaseholders, the Port generates its revenues from leasing and shipping service fees.”
https://www.portoflosangeles.org/about/port-101
Hard work, but, they pay very well, great benefits.
People are dumb to sit home on their butts collecting a miniscule amount of money on unemployment.
The Port of Los Angeles is blowing smoke. Who do you think most of their tenants are?
They were told to learn to code, so they did
I have no respect for people like that. Especially as there are so many well-paying jobs out there that are going unfilled. The old "there's only burger flipping jobs out there" excuse is not applicable.
During the first year of COVID, I actually saved more money by working (over $50,000) than these deadbeats got in total for sitting around. And when I say saved money, I'm talking after the bills got paid and after spending money on fun stuff like taking vacation, going out to eat and buying some gadgets. That $50,000 either went into my 401k, my HSA or my savings account.
The business managers are behind in management skills
:-)
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