Why are our ports not able to keep up with the number of ships coming in? Here’s an opinion.
True it’s an unusual storm, but it seems like the new normal. Some of the angst comes from the thrashing of schedules by the large container ocean lines. And some comes from shippers ordering extra inventory to avoid being caught short as in last year. And some comes from operations practice at the ports.
This article outlines some of the steps that could be taken.
Terminal velocity by Kris Kosmala August 26, 2021
Source: https://mymaritimeblog.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/terminal-velocity/
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