marvin martian
Diamond Member
Like everything Cone Licker does, his plan to alleviate the supply chain crisis he caused has failed epically.
"Lower your expectations" is now the official motto of the Biden administration.
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President Biden last week announced plans to increase the capacity of the Port of Los Angeles by extending its hours. So far, it is not working.
Biden announced on Wednesday of last week that the Port of Los Angeles has agreed to go to 24/7 operations. Essentially, this would mean allowing cargo owners to pick up goods between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m.
“This is the first key step to moving our entire freight transportation and logistical supply chain nationwide to a 24/7 system,” Biden said.
He added that it could be a “game changer.”
After a week, the game is largely the same. There are a record number of container ships in the waters near the Port of LA and the Port of Long Beach, which together handle 40 percent of container traffic coming into the U.S. The Port of Long Beach opened itself up to similar nighttime and weekend shifts a few weeks ago.
The problem is that there have been no requests from cargo owners to use the red-eye shift at the Port of L.A., according to a person familiar with the operations of the port. It’s not clear if Long Beach has seen a pickup in demand for loading trucks during the 3 am. to 8 a.m. time slot.
A spokesman for the Port of L.A. said the ports operator has opened the gates and the terminals were willing to add the five hours to operate 24.7. The White House says members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have said they are willing to work extra shifts.
So what’s the hold up?
Analysts who have looked into the supply chain problem say it is not the hours of operation at the ports that is the major hold up. Instead, the constraints are shortages of truck drivers and warehouse employees. These were in short supply during regular hours and are extremely difficult to put in place for a 3 a.m. shift. And there is a shortage of truck chassis themselves.
"Lower your expectations" is now the official motto of the Biden administration.
Biden's Plan to Relieve Backlog at Port of Los Angeles Is Not Working
No one is picking up goods in the shift starting at 3 a.m. and warehouses lack the employees to receive them. | Economy
www.breitbart.com
President Biden last week announced plans to increase the capacity of the Port of Los Angeles by extending its hours. So far, it is not working.
Biden announced on Wednesday of last week that the Port of Los Angeles has agreed to go to 24/7 operations. Essentially, this would mean allowing cargo owners to pick up goods between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m.
“This is the first key step to moving our entire freight transportation and logistical supply chain nationwide to a 24/7 system,” Biden said.
He added that it could be a “game changer.”
After a week, the game is largely the same. There are a record number of container ships in the waters near the Port of LA and the Port of Long Beach, which together handle 40 percent of container traffic coming into the U.S. The Port of Long Beach opened itself up to similar nighttime and weekend shifts a few weeks ago.
The problem is that there have been no requests from cargo owners to use the red-eye shift at the Port of L.A., according to a person familiar with the operations of the port. It’s not clear if Long Beach has seen a pickup in demand for loading trucks during the 3 am. to 8 a.m. time slot.
A spokesman for the Port of L.A. said the ports operator has opened the gates and the terminals were willing to add the five hours to operate 24.7. The White House says members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have said they are willing to work extra shifts.
So what’s the hold up?
Analysts who have looked into the supply chain problem say it is not the hours of operation at the ports that is the major hold up. Instead, the constraints are shortages of truck drivers and warehouse employees. These were in short supply during regular hours and are extremely difficult to put in place for a 3 a.m. shift. And there is a shortage of truck chassis themselves.
