The youtuber 'What's going on with shipping?' has a good description in;
it includes pointers to loads of sites with the actual data.
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
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Running government like a business... Theranos.
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I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right? Truck drivers, and who knows what other jobs are just not doing anything at this point?
Dockworkers, logistics, truck delivery drivers, warehouse workers, etc. On the other hand, I guess it might be a great time for small shops and businesses that produce low to medium tech stuff- from crafts, clothing and furniture to electronics. Even if the country's going to suffer they should profit handsomely (which is not a bad thing per se).
Except those businesses relay heavily on imported materials. For example, no one is weaving cotton into fabric in the US at any scale.
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Gilead might be in for empty shelves like Venezuela and Cuba :-D
I'll be sad, but amused, when Trump and Co declare that each state should build factories to fill their needs for basic products ... similar to proposals made during the economic collapse days in Venezuela.
I had a conversation with someone who I usually respect, and would say is an intelligent person. He's a trump supporter for the manufacturing support.
He said, "It's just not that hard to get these factories back to the states. We can get that done this month."
The amount of cognitive dissonance and just outright believing the lies is astounding.
Trump won't say that states need to build those factories. He'll tell governors that they're failures for not having done it already.
Re: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right? Truck drivers, and who knows what other jobs are just not doing anything at this point?
> I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of But since we’re being cynical, is importing stuff just to keep the port workers busy a good idea?
Because that’s the only reason things are imported?
Re: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right? Truck drivers, and who knows what other jobs are just not doing anything at this point?
> I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of But since we’re being cynical, is importing stuff just to keep the port workers busy a good idea?
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Re: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right? Truck drivers, and who knows what other jobs are just not doing anything at this point?
> I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of But since we’re being cynical, is importing stuff just to keep the port workers busy a good idea?
I didn't mean we should keep importing to keep people busy. I'm sure that whatever was coming through those ports was ordered by a large number of companies/individuals.
Sure, if we were in a downturn it would slow but not come to a standstill.
From this article "Even during the COVID nonsense, the supply chain did not experience THIS kind of sudden shut down."
Re: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right? Truck drivers, and who knows what other jobs are just not doing anything at this point?
> I hate to be so cynical these days....but if this is true, that would mean a lot of But since we’re being cynical, is importing stuff just to keep the port workers busy a good idea?
Yes, probably. Lose skilled, trained workers to another industry and it may be tough to get them back later on when you need them again.
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#29Seattle ports are currently empty, will be interesting to see if this holds true . https://seemorerocks.substack.com/p/port-of-seattle-empty-ze...
> Remember what I told all of you about stocking up on stuff and arbitraging it later once the shelves were emptied? Well...we're just about there.
Price gouging is so hot rn…
Re: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
#30What’s the data on exports as well? Some stories of farmers taking massive hits with demand that was only fulfilled by global market.