Longer US West Coast port hours unlikely to reduce congestion

Despite the best efforts of the White House, shipping and port analysts predict only a slight immediate improvement in container congestion at US ports with longer business hours at ports.

The main villains and choke points have been identified as too few truck drivers to transport and handle the huge increase in volumes at the ports, inadequate rail capacity which has been taken unawares by the upsurge in consumer demand, as well as the long-standing difficulty of balancing chassis demand and...

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