Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday that the global shipping company Sea-Lead Shipping is moving part of its operations from California to Jacksonville, Florida — another victory for the governor, whose state’s ports have increased capacity to help alleviate the nationwide supply chain crisis.
The Port of Long Beach is not yet at 24/7 operations, despite President Joe Biden’s promise in October that the crucial cargo facility would be shifting to a round-the-clock schedule to alleviate a backlog of cargo ships that is hurting supply chains.
Containers have been removed from docks — but have been replaced with outbound containers, and the backlog of ships has spread beyond L.A. and Long Beach.
Outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was effusive in his praise for Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday, saying he “saved Christmas” — though supply chain problems continue.
While there have been improvements at the ports, thanks both to public and private initiatives, the cargo crunch is almost bad as it has ever been.
The online behemoth Amazon is trying to bypass the supply chain crisis by hiring private shipping vessels to transport products globally.
