Ships need to start using other ports since California isn't up to the job

 Red States:

We have a supply chain problem in this country, as illustrated by empty shelves and delayed products in every retail chain and small enterprise. Everything from electronic equipment, to appliances, to fresh dog food, is in limited or non-supply because of this.

While Governor Gavin Newsom preens, postures, and belches out brags on how the State is doing better than Texas and Florida, he is doing nothing to resolve the issue of ships at the Port of Los Angeles being unable to dock and unload billions of dollars in goods.

Tallahassee, FL’s WTVY reports:

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a global supply chain problem. As of Sunday, an estimated 500,000 shipping containers were sitting on cargo ships off the Southern California coast. Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, recently broke records for the number of cargo ships waiting to dock. Those ships are carrying a variety of products for the American market, everything from sneakers to toys, to toilet paper.

This massive logjam of ships sitting idle at the port may have factored into the cause of the oil spill in Huntington Beach, CA (Orange County) as CNN reports:

The gridlock of massive container ships outside the United States’ two busiest ports in Southern California has been blamed for all types of things:

Now it may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of Orange County, California.

As authorities scramble to contain the damage done by a broken underwater pipeline that has sent oil onto beaches and endangered wildlife, they are also investigating the possibility that the leak was caused by a ship’s anchor hitting the pipeline.

At a press conference Monday, Martyn Willsher, the CEO of Amplify Energy (AMPY), owner of the pipeline that dumped up to 144,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, said it was a “distinct possibility” that the damage was caused by a ship’s anchor.

A ship that would otherwise not have had a hanging anchor if the Ports of Los Angeles were actually running, let alone running efficiently.

Peak California.

Now Florida may be leading the way to a possible solution to the country’s supply-chain issues. Governor Ron DeSantis and the CEO of the Florida Ports Council Michael Rubin extended an invitation to those languishing ships to travel southeast and fill their ports—Florida is not only ready, but able to handle the off loading and the distribution of goods across the country.

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The Port of Houston could also handle the traffic.  The problem in California is that there are not enough trucks and drivers to unload the ships.  Rather than sitting at anchor for weeks and months, those ships should head to ports with better management.

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