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The medium post predicted that the ports would start implementing fines for slow moving freight as a money making scheme, because they know the freight can't mo
by OldHand2018 5y ago
The medium post predicted that the ports would start implementing fines for slow moving freight as a money making scheme, because they know the freight can't move any faster.
You know, your second point leads to a question: what would it take for a container ship to be willing to route to any of a collection of ports?
If I am order a shipping container full of stuff from Asia, do I really care what port it arrives at? Someone is driving it from the port to my warehouse (with maybe a train ride along the way)? I have to think that my top priorities are 'what time will it arrive' and 'how much will it cost', right?
But ships are waiting in a months-long line in LA and not rerouting to Baltimore. Or Oakland, Seattle, etc. So what gives?
- lazide 5y agoOnce someone pays for it to ship, the shipping company has their goods. If it's stuck in line, they can't get it out, and there are endless others to point fingers at too.
- slowhand09 5y agoI can see (eyes on) ships waiting to enter the Port of Baltimore. 6 Ships this morning at 830am Eastern time..
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago> The medium post predicted that the ports would start implementing fines for slow moving freight as a money making scheme, because they know the freight can't move any faster. It gets worse. They were talking about progressive fines. That means the slower it gets, the more money they make. That's not the incentive we want the ports to have...
- ReptileMan 5y agoHow can you get to the East Coast if the container ship is bigger than panamax. And there may the bottleneck at the channel too. And you may not have enough fuel to go around cape horn and we are probably talking months anyway ... it is a total mess.