拜登政府能否解决美国港口“世纪大拥堵”

Will Biden solve'Congestion of the Century'of U.S.Ports?

美国农产品出口商担心,由于供应链拥堵增加了货物成本,今年秋冬旺季的利润将远不如往年。目前还不清楚港口管理局和拜登政府提出的措施能否及时全面实施。跨太平洋航线的船期波动、港口和内陆地区的设备短缺,以及集装箱交货的延期,都影响了美国农产品出口商的获利水平。

While macroeconomic data is pointing to a slowdown in US consumer spending,which in theory should relieve pressure on badly congested ports,a host of thorny issues within and beyond freight transport are stubbornly obstructing restoration of normal containerized cargo flow.That is why a once-in-a-generation intervention by the White House on Oct.13 to resolve port bottlenecks in Southern California faces steep challenges,especially if the goal is to“save Christmas.”Case in point:the deceptively difficult idea of expanding terminal hours at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.Long Beach moved to a 24/7 operation and the Biden announcement said Los Angeles,which had been resisting.