Two US Ports Are Devastating the Global Supply Chain — Is It Incompetence or Done by Design?

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Two US Ports Are Devastating the Global Supply Chain — Is It Incompetence or Done by Design?

Dr. Joseph Mercola shares important facts and asks great questions in the article below, but I'll take it a step further and say this. Yes, the supply chain collapse is being done on purpose.

by Dr. Joseph Mercola  July 18, 2022 in Opinions

Shipping Supply Chain
STORY AT-A-GLANCE

More than 80% of global merchandise trade by volume is carried by ships, which means disruptions to ports can lead to major economic disruption

The Container Port Performance Index ranks 370 ports that had a minimum of 20 ports of call within the 12-month study period

Coming in second to last and last were Long Beach and Los Angeles ports in California, with index values of -281.841 and -348.928, respectively

At top performing ports like King Abdullah Port in Saudi Arabia, 97 containers were moved per hour, compared to just 26 at the California ports, highlighting the stark differences in efficiency

The weaknesses at U.S. ports are contributing to high inflation, which is exacerbated by supply chain issues that make it more expensive to move goods

Illustrating the fragility of global supply chains, in March 2021, a massive container ship became wedged across the Suez Canal in Egypt — blocking “an artery of world trade,” triggering a rise in oil prices and leading to fallout that affected shipping around the globe.1

It’s hard to believe that a single incident could have ripples that congest the supply chain around the globe, but it’s true that a single weak link can have devastating effects. In 2021, another weak link came to light in Southern California, where two ports came in last on the Container Port Performance Index, created by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.2

Ports Play a Critical Role in Global Economy

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[Kamaji]

The shipping companies should simply go around California by building out ports in Mexico that then deliver freight directly to overland entry points in Texas.

[Free Vulcan]

If the GOP gets power, this is the kind of stuff they need to go after, among many other things.

Haul Newsome's but to DC and put him on the grill.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

No coincidence these are both in the state with the worst run policies, is it?

[roamer_1]

No coincidence these are both in the state with the worst run policies, is it?

No coincidence that they are the two biggest ports for asian goods. Without them, there is nothing all the way up to Portland and Seattle (which predictably will be no help at all). Vancouver will do no better.

The far east is all but shut off from the US. And that likely includes products all the way to central middle east.

With liberal states controlling all that product, the only real alternative is to send it through the locks at panama (if they will fit) and up into the gulf coast, or develop that deep port in Mexico that has roads into Texas.

AK has deep ports, but I guarantee Trudeau will block that move.

They're doing this on purpose.

[SZonian]

LA and Long Beach are both union shops...is Saudi Arabia?   

[SZonian]

No coincidence that they are the two biggest ports for asian goods. Without them, there is nothing all the way up to Portland and Seattle (which predictably will be no help at all). Vancouver will do no better.

The far east is all but shut off from the US. And that likely includes products all the way to central middle east.

With liberal states controlling all that product, the only real alternative is to send it through the locks at panama (if they will fit) and up into the gulf coast, or develop that deep port in Mexico that has roads into Texas.

AK has deep ports, but I guarantee Trudeau will block that move.

They're doing this on purpose.

Panama built a new set of Panamax locks designed to handle the larger ships alongside the originals so they didn't lose traffic/revenue.

[Smokin Joe]

LA and Long Beach are both union shops...is Saudi Arabia?   

IIRC, California trucking regs will not allow Semi tractors older than 3 years old to operate, for emissions reasons.

Do the math on the cost of a Semi tractor, interest, insurance, and fuel,  and try to write in a profit in 3 years large enough to feed the family.

More self-inflicted wounds to the economy, and it's the death of a thousand cuts.