The sprawling Port of Los Angeles expects goods flowing in from international shippers, particularly China, to drop through the first quarter of 2020
. Currently, about 65% of people have returned to work, based on data from the Baidu Migration Index.in the U.S., a number that will climb in the weeks ahead as testing finally becomes more widely available. But health fears have led some consumers to react by panic-buying toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer and bottled water in recent weeks, goods that for the most part aren’t shipped from other countries.
TVs, smartphones and shoes could be another matter. “We're bringing in the big box retailer type products. Clothing, electronics, furniture, those are the big-ticket items that are coming inbound,” Seroka says. It typically takes 12 to 14 days for ships crossing the Pacific Ocean from China to reach Los Angeles, which aligns with the incubation period for COVID-19. The U.S. Coast Guard monitors incoming cargo vessels headed for domestic ports and has set new regulations requiring a ship’s captain or master to notify them about the status of crew health, Seroka says. There are civil and criminal penalties for failing to do so, with fines of up to $94,000 per incident.
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