Florida to Shipping Companies: Forget California, We’ll Unload Your Ships

How many ports on the East Coast can accomodate massive container ships some which are over 1000 ft. long on the Atlantic Ocean in winter, the stormiest time of the year? Do those ports have gantry cranes which can unload containers weighing tons or haven't we thought of that yet?
Southern California has 1.8 billion square feet of warehouse space. I doubt Florida can match that.
 
Extra 3-4 days sail time vs having your ships sit idle off the California coast for months.
Once again Democrats scare away major businesses.

“Florida is where your success comes in, and our seaports are the solution to ensure the cargo shipping logjam doesn’t become the Grinch that stole Christmas,” said Michael Rubin, President and CEO of the Florida Ports Council. “Why pay to moor off the coast of California, when Florida shipping lanes are open and serving as the gateway for getting goods to America’s market,” Rubin said in a press release.
Where's he going to get the trucker's, employee's to unload. I'm sure in the part of Florida where they would be unloading the retired people will unload. 5% unemployment rate or just below as of today. Not a bad idea though.
 
How many ports on the East Coast can accomodate massive container ships some which are over 1000 ft. long on the Atlantic Ocean in winter, the stormiest time of the year? Do those ports have gantry cranes which can unload containers weighing tons or haven't we thought of that yet?
So leave the 1000 ft ships on the West coast, the rest can go elsewhere. Only the warehouses are making money if nothing is moving. Biden better do something or even the dumbest progs will turn on him.
 
Extra 3-4 days sail time vs having your ships sit idle off the California coast for months.
Once again Democrats scare away major businesses.

“Florida is where your success comes in, and our seaports are the solution to ensure the cargo shipping logjam doesn’t become the Grinch that stole Christmas,” said Michael Rubin, President and CEO of the Florida Ports Council. “Why pay to moor off the coast of California, when Florida shipping lanes are open and serving as the gateway for getting goods to America’s market,” Rubin said in a press release.
Saw a report on TV this morning about Savannah, GA port with 700 plus containers waiting on the doc for weeks and ships in gridlock waiting to get in to port of Savannah. Doubt if Florida will significantly ease the continental United States freight logistic problem. I can't see freighters moving from port to port to port, looking for service, trying to avoid the logjam.
 
So leave the 1000 ft ships on the West coast, the rest can go elsewhere. Only the warehouses are making money if nothing is moving. Biden better do something or even the dumbest progs will turn on him.
Interesting. You think a private sector problem should be solved by the government.

You must be a liberal Democrat.
 
Saw a report on TV this morning about Savannah, GA port with 700 plus containers waiting on the doc for weeks and ships in gridlock waiting to get in to port of Savannah. Doubt if Florida will significantly ease the continental United States freight logistic problem. I can't see freighters moving from port to port to port, looking for service, trying to avoid the logjam.
From Panama City: They can unload but the problem lies elsewhere.

“Once we have a ship in, we’re able to efficiently and effectively unload that vessel and have that cargo ready to go,” Panama City Port Authority Executive Director Alex King said.

We’re told they see almost two million tons of cargo come in and out of the port a year. But once cargo is unloaded, the problem lies elsewhere.

“We’re seeing a very congested in-land supply chain, both rail and truck, this delays getting shipments off the port,” said King.

Delays that can be attributed to local labor and equipment shortages.

 
DeSantis is nuts.

The last thing we need are more of the goddamn semis on I-95 and I-75.
 
Some will go to Florida.

It's an added expense though.


Things stopped moving when the lockdown occurred. Nobody wanted the stuff. Now that the lockdown is over, things are starting to move. There's traffic jams just like you'd expect.
 
From Panama City: They can unload but the problem lies elsewhere.

“Once we have a ship in, we’re able to efficiently and effectively unload that vessel and have that cargo ready to go,” Panama City Port Authority Executive Director Alex King said.

We’re told they see almost two million tons of cargo come in and out of the port a year. But once cargo is unloaded, the problem lies elsewhere.

“We’re seeing a very congested in-land supply chain, both rail and truck, this delays getting shipments off the port,” said King.

Delays that can be attributed to local labor and equipment shortages.

I-40 (the largest moving warehouse in America) stays packed with trucks and I have not heard of railroad problems. I have no idea what the inland logistic hold up is really all about.
 
How many ports on the East Coast can accomodate massive container ships some which are over 1000 ft. long on the Atlantic Ocean in winter, the stormiest time of the year? Do those ports have gantry cranes which can unload containers weighing tons or haven't we thought of that yet?
And many of these aren't just big container ships from China, they are MEGA SIZE container ships.... Takes a deep port with mega machines.
 
Extra 3-4 days sail time vs having your ships sit idle off the California coast for months.
Once again Democrats scare away major businesses.

“Florida is where your success comes in, and our seaports are the solution to ensure the cargo shipping logjam doesn’t become the Grinch that stole Christmas,” said Michael Rubin, President and CEO of the Florida Ports Council. “Why pay to moor off the coast of California, when Florida shipping lanes are open and serving as the gateway for getting goods to America’s market,” Rubin said in a press release.

The Panamanians would love the extra income.
Hell they can come to Texas as well.


Vessels Docking at Barbours Cut Container Terminal
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  • 6th ranked U.S. container port by total TEUs
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40% of US port freight is unloaded in Los Angeles/Long Beach alone.
Businesses have over-ordered.
Warehousing is full.
Florida can't handle what the left coast can.

They can just come to Texas.
We're #1 in foreign tonnage.


Vessels Docking at Barbours Cut Container Terminal
Houston is a vibrant, growing, international city fueled by trade, which certainly shows in the port’s trade statistics. Use this page to learn more about the port and its global connections. In-depth statistics are available near the bottom of this page.

Officially Ranked the #1 Port

  • Number 1 U.S. port in foreign waterborne tonnage
  • Number 1 U.S. port in total foreign and domestic waterborne tonnage
  • Number 3 U.S. port in terms of total foreign cargo value
2020 Statistical Highlights for Port Houston

  • 6th ranked U.S. container port by total TEUs
  • Largest Gulf Coast container port, handling 69% of U.S. Gulf Coast container traffic
  • Largest Texas port with 96% market share in containers
2020 Statistical Highlights for the Houston Ship Channel complex

  • Largest Texas port with 40% of market share by tonnage

How many ports on the East Coast can accomodate massive container ships some which are over 1000 ft. long on the Atlantic Ocean in winter, the stormiest time of the year? Do those ports have gantry cranes which can unload containers weighing tons or haven't we thought of that yet?

No worries,Texas can handle them with ease.
 
There was an idea floating around some time ago about building a second canal. This was supposed to be Costa Rica. The Southern states would be come supreme with this as the West coast states are prog dominated. The potential for growth would be off the charts. We need big projects again that can be done and show results. Of course Costa Rica would have to be in on this and it would have to viable.
 
The east coast ports are backed up as well I believe...?

Miami might be able to easily take in some of the container ships going in to New York Metro ports but I dunno? Usually if the ships are pegged for a new York metro area, they are for delivery to customers in the north east....diverting shipping to Miami would cost more to deliver back up to the North east distributors and retail stores who ordered it.

Unless from China, most distributors or retailers try to get their goods delivered to a port nearest to their own distribution center.

China is a whole nuther ball game....the west coast is so much shorter of a trip to a port there, and then truck it across country, even with the fee on crossing over the Mississippi river that apply, than it is to spend on fuel for 3 to 4 more days running at sea, paying the Panama canal fees, and prayers that the Canal is not backed up, slowing delivery more....we took the "time is money" approach when I was working in the wholesale/retail industries.

So a cost to benefit analysis will be done.... With specifics on cost to idle vs cost to running the ships a thousand or 2 miles, including securing truckers in Miami, cost to truck it.....

I just see a lot of difficulty involved...
Those mega container ships have containers for all kinds of companies and distributors in both the east and west coast, with contracts with truckers to deliver are made well in advance, swapping delivery on them from one coast to another coast is just a humongous headache for all involved to find new truckers on another coast....

Anyway, all of that will be weighed, and depending on the bottom line, between days idling and days at sea cost, fees for changing delivery port, they may or may not, do it.
 
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