“The commercial pipeline that each year brings $1 trillion worth of toys, clothing, electronics and furniture from Asia to the United States is clogged and no one knows how to unclog it.
This month, the median cost of shipping a standard rectangular metal container from China to the West Coast of the United States hit a record $20,586, almost twice what it cost in July, which was twice what it cost in January, according to the Freightos index. Essential freight-handling equipment too often is not where it’s needed, and when it is, there aren’t enough truckers or warehouse workers to operate it.”
This piece in the Washington Post addresses the many weaknesses in the “plumbing” of the global transport networks and their effects on the movement of goods in North America. [This may be paywalled, if you have used up your free articles on the Washington Post this month]
