The Port of Los Angeles will operate 24/7 to alleviate supply problems

2022-06-26 12:20:27 By : Mr. Carlton Su

Washington, Oct 13 (EFE) .- The Port of Los Angeles (California) will begin to operate uninterruptedly to expedite the congestion of cargo ships that anchor in front of the city and alleviate the supply problems that this causes, as announced on Wednesday by the Government of USA.The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, through which 40% of containers from the United States enter, have been experiencing congestion for months due to an increase in electronic commerce and personnel problems.In front of these two ports, about 60 freighters anchor waiting to be able to dock and unload their merchandise, also causing problems in the national supply chain.For this reason, the Government of Joe Biden has reached an agreement with the Port of Los Angeles, the main dockworkers' union and a group of multinationals so that the operation becomes uninterrupted, as has the Long Beach operation since September.The port promises not to close, the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union to take over all shifts and companies such as Walmart, UPS, FedEx, Samsung, The Home Depot or Target to send more trucks to speed up ship traffic."Unlike the main ports of the world, the ports of the United States have not known how to take advantage of all the possibilities offered by the operation during the nights and on weekends," the White House pointed out in a document to journalists.All the sectors involved - port, union and companies - will meet this Wednesday at the White House with the president, Joe Biden."Dealing with (cargo) bottlenecks at ports could help us deal with what we see in many industries across the country," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at her daily briefing.In June, the White House created a task force to deal with problems in global supply chains, and in August it even appointed a port congestion czar, John Porcari.The White House is beginning to fear that American consumers may not have access to all the products they would like to buy for Christmas, due to bottlenecks in supply chains.