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  • Imports Take “Dramatically Longer” To Reach US As Bottlenecks Bite ("bottleneck problems are worsening")

    01/20/2022 6:44:39 AM PST · by blam · 20 replies
    Nation And State ^ | 1-20-2022 | Greg Miller of FreightWaves,
    Planning to import goods from Asia by ocean and sell them in America this summer? Better act fast. The trans-Pacific cargo move can now take over three months. According to multiple sources, average transit times have risen to double pre-COVID levels — and they’re still increasing.Methodologies and data sources differ, so time estimates vary. But each dataset shows the same trend: With every passing month, more vessels, container equipment and goods inventories are getting waylaid in the Pacific.FlexportFlexport launched its weekly Ocean Timeliness Indicator (OTI) in early December. The OTI uses data from Flexport’s freight forwarding customers back to March...