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We already know it is a sensitive system — the evergiven, the ship that blocked the suez canal for six days in march, caused massive backlogs. but it is covid that has done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedules and theyre meant to call at fixed times for fixed durations, that is just not happening because they cant. and the cost of sending shipping containers by sea has risen dramatically. it is absolutely gone crazy this year. if youre looking at short...

Several containers full of christmas gifts wont get here until january. if we dont get this stock to them today, the order is gone. its been a year of good business but increasing delays and rising costs. it was delayed three weeks getting out of china, it was delayed another month on sea. you can see weve lost, for a seasonal business, you know, this is stock that people cannot buy until the last minute, it really hurts for a small business like ours. this is where the container came from, near...

This is stock that people cannot buy until the last minute, it really hurts for a small business like ours. this is where the container came from, near shanghai. the trouble is they are not enough empty containers in china to meet the demand for sending goods around the world. covid shutdowns and delays have put global supply chains out of kilter. we already know it is a sensitive system — the evergiven, the ship that blocked the suez canal for six days in march, caused massive backlogs. but i...

For six days in march, caused massive backlogs, but its covid thats done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedules, and theyre meant to call at fixed times for fixed durations, and thatsjust not happening, because they cant. and the of sending shipping containers by sea has risen dramatically. it has absolutely gone crazy this year. so if youre looking at short—term freight rates from asia to europe, youre looking at a 366% increase. longer—term rates, lo...

It was delayed three weeks getting out of china. it was delayed another month on the sea. so you can see there that weve lost, for a seasonal business... you know, this is stock that people cant buy, until the last minute. it really hurts for a small business like ours. this is where the container came from, ningbo, nearshanghai. the trouble is, there arent enough empty containers in china to meet the demand for sending goods around the world. covid shutdowns and delays have put global supply ch...

A sensitive system. the evergiven, the ship that blocked the suez canal for six days in march, caused massive backlogs, but its covid thats done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedules, and theyre meant to call at fixed times for fixed durations, and thatsjust not happening, because they cant. and the of sending shipping containers by sea has risen dramatically. it has absolutely gone crazy this year. so if youre looking at short—term freight rates from a...

So you can see there that weve lost, for a seasonal business... you know, this is stock that people cant buy, until the last minute. it really hurts for a small business like ours. this is where the container came from, ningbo, nearshanghai. the trouble is, there arent enough empty containers in china to meet the demand for sending goods around the world. covid shutdowns and delays have put global supply chains out of kilter. we already know its a sensitive system. the evergiven, the ship that b...

Severely impact. there are tens of thousands of immigration officers and agents working without pay, bruce. the immigration courts were already facing massive backlogs, and many of them have been furlough the, and what about that e-verify system. that is down. thats what employers use use to check the immigration status of new hires. is this about trying to avoid -- and, you know, let alone mexico paying for the wall, right now you have 800,000 federal employees that are paying for the wall. >> ...