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Port problems slow flow of goods before holidays; container ships idle off Los Angeles
– canadianbusiness.com
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing their biggest crisis in a decade as container ships idle offshore because cargo can’t be moved off the docks fast enough.
The bottleneck blamed on a surge of imports, shortage of truck trailers, and bigger ships hauling more cargo has created a seven- to 10-day delay for retailers anxious to stock shelves for the holiday season.
“This is really a perfect storm,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1FNkssF ) in a story Saturday.
Retailers are rerouting goods to other ports, and some shoe and clothing companies have begun transporting products by air, said Nate Herman, vice-president of international trade at the American Apparel & Footwear Assn.
“The delays are increasing, they are not getting better,” he said.
The problem is blamed on a variety of factors:
— Imports increased more than 10 per cent last month at both ports compared to a year ago…
The bottleneck blamed on a surge of imports, shortage of truck trailers, and bigger ships hauling more cargo has created a seven- to 10-day delay for retailers anxious to stock shelves for the holiday season.
“This is really a perfect storm,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1FNkssF ) in a story Saturday.
Retailers are rerouting goods to other ports, and some shoe and clothing companies have begun transporting products by air, said Nate Herman, vice-president of international trade at the American Apparel & Footwear Assn.
“The delays are increasing, they are not getting better,” he said.
The problem is blamed on a variety of factors:
— Imports increased more than 10 per cent last month at both ports compared to a year ago…
