California ports: Backlog reflects COVID crises
The logjam at California ports show how COVID crises are connected, and may also be linked to the Huntington Beach oil spill.
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The logjam at California ports show how COVID crises are connected, and may also be linked to the Huntington Beach oil spill.
The extent to which California’s — and the country and world’s — challenges are interconnected was exemplified by President Joe Biden’s Wednesday announcement that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will move toward 24/7 operations to help unsnarl massive supply chain backlogs.
Travel restrictions that prevent foreign nationals from entering the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a clogged supply chain, have left hundreds of seafarers stuck at sea aboard cargo vessels.