Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, Claremont, CA comments on why the supply chain is wrong whether we are talking about West Coast or East Coast.
“Shipping containers remain at the Port of Felixstow in Suffolk, Sunday August 21, 2022. Around 2,000 workers at the UK’s largest container port are starting an eight-day strike this Sunday over a wage dispute, the latest industrial crackdown to hit the UK economy. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)
The strike at Britain’s largest container port threatens to disrupt supply chains and economic activity across the country.
It comes as the nation Reels from pandemic supply chain issues and West Coast ports are plagued by disrupted traffic, with the ripple effect now slowing shipments to East Coast and Gulf Coast ports.
‘Supply chain is wrong whether we are talking about West Coast or East Coast. The West Coast has historically received more attention than it did with last year’s drama, but lately it has become increasingly convoluted on the East Coast,’ said Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group.
During the first five months of this year, the volume of loaded containers reaching the ports of New York and New Jersey increased by 12 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
The growth of inbound cargo and limited storage are leaving dockworkers and trucking companies trying to handle the situation which is bound to create even more problems.”