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[lagomorph777]

1. Pretty much everything.

I'm surprised you haven't seen that part of the stories. Every one I've seen talks about it.

[getagrip_already]

2. yuppa, everything from electronics to machine tools/parts to toys and games...

Just about everything you could buy on amazon.com that isn't perishable is on those ships. And then some.

But as others have pointed out, the queuing of the ships is more a function of management and profit than capacity or logistics.

One crane per ship. A lack of container trailers. Long wait time for drivers who are essentially off the clock while waiting. One shift per day.

The shipyards have zero incentive to change any of that. Their profits are assured with or without increasing throughput.

[lagomorph777]

3. I'm pretty sure perishables are in there too.

Thousands of refrigerated containers arrive every day.

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/transportation/2021/11/12/frigid-freight-feeling-effects-of-port-backlog

[getagrip_already]

4. true, but they probably get expedited offloading.....

Nobody wants to be offloading a load of rotten meat or veggies.....

They probably aren't the ships that wait.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. There was a consolidation of port functions back in 2017 or so

Basically the port's redundancy and excess capacity was removed.

Making surges in capacity almost impossible to handle. So, like just in time stocking in warehouses, it saves money for the corporations but reduces flexibility and adaptability to changes.

The supply chain is Not a strongly linked chain. It is more like a rubberband. The more you pull it, the more likely it will break somewhere. And when it breaks, it slaps you in the face.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. There was a white paper delivered to CBP

In late August detailing what needed to be done. Trade Compliance folks? We saw this coming a year ago.

I will say this - that 'consolidation' in 2017 - was designed to fail. We spent four years caging little kids and taking them from their parents, when we should have been building our port exit programs for Export.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. Thanks for the info

Interesting comments.

[MineralMan]

5. Everything is in the containers on those ships.

It's not "bullcrap." That's a right-wing meme.

We import most goods these days, and they arrive in containers on ships.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Parts and Components

That Manufacturers rely on to complete finished goods, that they can then export.

[leighbythesea2]

9. In my industrys case

Apparel.

[Rebl2]

10. I have heard

several times this year what is in those containers. Furniture, toys, outdoor furniture, tools, etc.