Posted on 10/21/2021 3:34:04 PM PDT by dynachrome
The operators of Los Angeles-area ports say President Joe Biden’s round-the-clock cargo mandate is not realistic, according to a report .
The president recently called for the shipping hubs to go into overdrive to ease the supply-chain crunch that has more than a hundred loaded freighters anchored off the coast. But 24/7 operations would cost the ports huge money in overtime, and the owners aren't eager to eat the expense.
“I don’t see how the terminals are going to be reimbursed. It’s big money,” Ed DeNike, president of SSA Containers, whose parent company Carrix operates three terminals in Long Beach, told the Journal of Commerce.
Standard terminal hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with some weekday nights until 3 a.m. Work slows significantly on Saturdays and shuts down completely on Sundays, the Washington Examiner discovered . Fully opening the terminals, including a 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. shift, is expensive, and truckers likely wouldn’t show up, the Journal reported.
As of Wednesday, 106 ships are waiting offshore for a chance to unload their cargo. This broke a record of 100 ships that was reported on Oct. 18.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Those heartless port owners are killing your child’s Christmas /s
All of this because the unions won’t allow automation. Love it.
Bankrupt the ports and seize control seems to be the objective.
we follow da union roolz..ya gotta problem wit dat??
Not just the unions - California won’t let owner operators run now, only company drivers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered state agencies to find ways to alleviate congestion at California’s ports.
Newsom’s executive order asks agencies to find properties that could be used as short-term storage for goods that are unloaded from ships, as well as identify freight routes that can be exempted from vehicle weight limits to allow for trucks to carry more goods.
Where’s Johnny Friendly when you need him?
CA also passed some insane environmental laws that put a whole bunch of trucks out of commission and discourage operators from buying trucks now. Government screws up everything.
From a different source, additional info:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4005622/posts
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my only concern is safety if they try going 24 hours 7 days a week...here is an idea. hire extra people if it is man power issues if there are not Qualified people to hire stay at current hours and hire untrained people to learn on the job so you eventually can run two shifts safely. 70 ships backed up is a long term problem there are no short term solutions
They must not be vaxxed.
Well, theoretically Pete Buttgig has this all figured out.
Sarcasm.
106 ships now.
Nah, Mama Buttgag is priming his breast pump. He is on maternity leave right now.
Nothing Biden says or does will work.
I wish Mike Lindell would add more children’s items to his site to make shopping for kids easier. There are some small pillows with snazzy cases, but not a huge selection.
As designed.
one good thing is that Pete Buttgig is no longer presidential material.
Don’t kid yourself.
After SlowJoe croaks and Kamala takes the wheel, it’s very possible Booty-Gig defeats her in the 2024 D primaries.
Kamala bailed in 2020 before the first vote or caucus.
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