Cargo ship after cargo ship wait to come to port in Los Angeles as supply chain snags due to the health crisis have upended the ocean shipping industry
, have said they are chartering ships to deal with the pandemic-driven slowdown of sea networks that handle 90% of the world's trade.
But 2021 is far from typical. Incoming cargo at the Port of Los Angeles is up 30% from last year's record levels. Trucks and trains can't remove it fast enough, leading to logjams, said the port's Executive Director Gene Seroka, reflecting the surge in consumer demand.
The home improvement retailer dodged the Los Angeles gridlock by sending its Great Profit charter ship nearly 125 miles south to the Port of San Diego.
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