Port of Los Angeles hit by container shortage w
Alexander Kliem - Pixabay A rush to get containers back to Asia to reduce shortages at key export ports has now left the Port of Los Angeles with its own shortage, according to Container xChange. Adding to the Port of Los Angeles’ woes of congestion, Covid outbreaks and labour issues, the US gateway port has seen acute excess of boxes change to a shortage in a period of just seven weeks. “While earlier in the year the high-volume US box import port was overwhelmed with boxes, now there is a dearth,” said Dr. Johannes Schlingmeier, ceo of Container xCh...