News Analysis: Biden gets tangled in supply chain mess
He announced Wednesday that the Port of Los Angeles wouldto alleviate a logistical bottleneck that has left dozens of container ships idling off the California coast and Americans waiting longer to get products manufactured overseas.
Biden can’t force overseas factories to keep churning out products. He can’t hire more truck drivers to pick up cargo when it arrives. And he can’t stop the pandemic that continues to disrupt operations all over the world. Container ships have been idling off the California coast while waiting to unload cargo at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach., commended Biden’s effort to bring various groups together and said more private sector companies would need to heed his call to step up operations if they want to address the problem.
When it comes to the worldwide flow of goods, Psaki demurred on Wednesday when asked if the administration can ensure that holiday packages would arrive on time.How hot is it inside Southern California’s warehouses? Ask the workers at Rite AidPsaki was also cautious about promising Americans that the situation would improve quickly, especially at a time when analysts suggest that problems could persist into next year.
Then the pandemic upended the global economy, plunging the world into a recession and leading to a burst of demand for certain goods.
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