I listened to a podcast recently that spoke specifically about how the container unloading is a major issue. Certain areas have zoning restrictions about stacki

I listened to a podcast recently that spoke specifically about how the container unloading is a major issue. Certain areas have zoning restrictions about stacking empty zoning containers only 2 high (Santa Monica??). So the container hauling trailers have largely got stuck holding empties so they can't clear the docks which means we aren't clearing the ports quick enough. I know there have been recent strides to to bypass some of these rules but it is like a slinky and will take a while to catch up. My guess is that "normal" is still 9 months away. The other big factor in this speaks to your point. We are importing far more than exporting. Containers have gone up 10x in price over the last year and we need to get all these empties back to Asia, etc.