Amidst supply shortages and rising prices, the White House press secretary announced earlier this week, that as of November first, these ships in the ports have a specific number of days to unload before fines will be issued. The number she mentioned was $100 per container! Some of these ships are carrying hundreds of containers. This appears to have the potential to be one more or, many more, broken links in the supply chain.
Fines will only increase Bidenflation! The supply chain may be greatly reduced, as well as price increase to absorb the increased cost of labor, fuel, and risk of fines.
With trucker shortages, dock labor shortages, and the great resignation, how this will roll out remains to be seen. Ordering the increase of hours to 24/7 with a labor shortage seems to offer nothing more than a complete disregard of a day of rest. Will the ships stay in port and take their chances, or will they simply debark and head to friendlier ports, or back home? If these ships leave without unloading, don't expect them to return.
The bottleneck in the ports has proven, this country doesn't make anything, anymore. Oh, there is still some assembly that takes place in America, but the parts to be assembled may not even be on the same container ship. Sadly, this disaster has proven that America is no longer an industrialized nation.
From the overhead view on the coasts, America doesn't appear to be very prosperous or independent, anymore. This country has gone from the number one industrialized world superpower to a post-industrialized nation.
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