Earlier this month we shared with you the situation in Ukraine, with a focus in the Odessa port – which it’s still temporarily closed. We consider it’s important as well to be informed of the current situation in the local ports:
Last year, the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach became a symbol of the massive supply-chain chaos that left us with empty store shelves and accelerating inflation.
Back in November, Insider had reported that these ports had broken records with 114 vessels waiting off the coast to dock – some even waiting from the beginning of September.
The problem was not only the docking, but the unloading too – which can take up to several days. And once the unloading is complete, there’s also the trucking issues, as it’s reported that some truckers have had to wait outside the port for up to 8 hours.
The good news is that as of late, the Wall Street Journal reports that “terminals are catching their breath” after the Lunar New Year, a period during which Asian factories stop production. However, now factories are back into production and some of last years issues are expected to return.
As a mean to avoid this issue all-together for our customers, we have preventively, selected alternative routes. Moving forward, another option would be pulling forward production orders to avoid the end of the year congestion.
We will continue to ensure the best services for our customers during these unprecedented circumstances.
