the port administrator is our landlord. these are private businesses operated within their own realm. hopefully these discussions will lead to more productivity. if we can break down some of the challenges we face on a daily basis, we will see this cargo move. there is a weekly call i am on that is hosted by the port authority trying to bring all these actors to the table. one that is conspicuously missing is the ocean carriers. we really need the ocean carriers to get involved to get rid of these into containers off dock, bring the empties back and free up the dock. caroline: talk about the 24/7 nature as well. there was a big celebration made of the fact that the ports would be open 24/7. is their willingness on your part in the association's part to work 24/7? matt: we are a can-do industry. right now the ports are not offering 24/7. the challenges are that there are still restrictions your unable to meet as a trucking company and you cannot secure the right type of appointment you need to ring the product out and take t

i want to really thank the port advisory group, the port staff. the officers, every one engaged in this h.s.h. particularly for providing all the services and funding. i think this a model. i hope that as covid lifts or as capacity increases, we can definitely help more individuals who are homeless. thank you. i look forward to seeing you on october 26th. next item please. >> clerk: item 13a, request approval of a resolution authorizing executive director to enter into a new feasibility cost agreement. this is resolution number 2143. >> thank you. president brandon, vice president adams thank you for having me speak to you about the army corps of engineers flood study. i'm the project manager for the flood study. the main intent of this presentation today is to request approval to enter into a new feasibility cost sharing agreement. i'll give an update where we are with the study. then request approval to enter into a new agreement. we entered into a partnership with the army corps of engineers to analyze current and future flood risks starting in

we have congestion at the ports, 56 container ships outside the ports waiting to be unloaded. we have a lack of workers, 4.3 million vacancies we are unable to fill, and the lack of warehouse space. we have nowhere to put the stuff once we unloaded. -- we unloaded it. host: was part of the problem because of the pandemic directly or where there issues before that even? guest: we have had other issues with infrastructure, so it has been something that has been happening, but the pandemic has definitely been the impetus behind most of our problems right now, so i would say the pandemic, weather events, and the cybersecurity attacks we seem to be having lately. host: relate this to the consumer at home. i know that the president talked last week about maybe the holiday shopping season. there are other issues as far as people reporting things not on shelves. what is the real worry for the consumer at this point in your mind? guest: i think there's two things. one is they will see a lot of prices going up, so that will be constant throughout the whole season, and the second thing i

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i'm joined by the port of los angeles and long beach and mario cardona. i apologize. and the president of the sure union atoms. los angeles and long beach are home to two of the largest ports of america and together these are among the largest in the world. the best way to make that point is if 40% shipping containers come throughip these two ports. .. >> the most of the leading countries of the world already operatey on now until now the first step in moving logistical supply chain nationwide to a 24/7 system. here is why it matters. traditionally our ports have only been open during the week, monday through friday and generally close down at nights and weekends. by staying open seven days a week through the night and in total the number of hours doubled the port is open for business. and then the trucks or railcars to get to the destination and they are critical for moving goods because highways that are less crowded at night. in fact during off-peak hours and los angeles cargo leaves the port at a 25 percent faster pace than during the day shift. by increasing the

there are ports in the gulf of mexico. there are ports in florida. they are important louisiana. why not move, and i know in some cases amazon for instance, on products that it's dealing with or is moving those shipping, those ships away from the port of los angeles and moving them to other locations. it may take a couple of days to get there, but here's the reality. at least you're not sitting in the ocean for months at a time, and that's how long some of the shipping containers have been sitting there for months waiting to come in. so the idea that with this can't be done, or that it, you know, can only happen through the port of los angeles, which by the way, port of los angeles just moved to a 24 hour shift and a, the port of long beach. just a couple of weeks ago moved to a 24 hour shift, but in the state of florida, the governor in florida, rhonda said, has just held a press conference in which he said that every single port in florida already operates 24 hours a day. that's how florida does it, as opposed to california sit in the ship someplace else, rather than continuing

ports in the us. but there are some of the least efficient in the world according to a ranking by the world bank america. the purchase of imported goods have jumped to levels that the u. s. supply chain infrastructure just can't handle this in contrast with other ports like japan and china. in fact, if we actually take what the transportation secretary said as truth, let's pretend it's the truth for a minute. if in fact the recovery caused supply chain bottlenecks, then china should be experiencing the same congestion and the same bottlenecks, because china had recovered faster from coven and had a sharper v like bout. so according to his logic, china, congestion should be even worse than that of the us. but china does it because they have the infrastructure. and while not in the most efficient category, 3 of china's biggest ports are ranked among the top 5 in the same survey. so there's really no quick fix as the union pacific rail executive said that while making the port operational 247 will help i

together these ports are among the largest in the world. the best way to make that point is a 40%, 40% of shipping containers that we import into this country comes through these two ports. today we have some good news and help speed up the delivery of goods all across america. with other major union retailers and the port of los angeles announced today is going to begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. this follows the long beach commitment of 24/7 they announced weeks ago. 24/7 system, what most of the leading countries in the world already operated on now accept us until now. removing the entire freight, transportation and logistical supply chain nationwide with a 24/7 system. here's why it matters. traditionally reports have only been open during the week monday through friday the generally closed down on nights and weekends thereby staying open seven days a week to the night and on the weekends, a port of los angeles will open over 60 extra hours a week it will be open. in total, that will almost double the number of hours

these appeals will transform our ports. there is billions of dollars for ports, highways, and rail systems that sorely need upgrading. and will bring products faster and more efficiently from the factories, to the stores, to your house. let me be clear. we are proposing to make the biggest investment in ports, in our history. the bill would also make investments in our supply change -- in our supply chain's and manufacturers, to strengthen our ability to make more goods from the beginning to end right here in america. the bottom line, we've seen the cost of inaction in the pandemic and in the delay and the congestion that affects every american. it is fully within our capacity to act, to make sure it never happens again. it's going to take a little time. we have unlocked the full might and dynamism of our economy and our people. that is what we are going to do. god bless you all, and may god bless the longshoremen, the real workers, truckers, and all the workers keeping our economy going. may god protect our troops. thank y

coming to you from the port of los angeles. one of the major choke points at the heart of the president's supply chain crisis. we'll talk live with the deputy executive director of the neighboring port of long beach in just a moment. breaking tonight, the president's approval rating on the economy takes a major hit. a massive hit really in the latest fox news polling. what was a slightly positive grade in september is now a 20-point deficit for president biden. 39% approve of his performance. 59% disapprove. the president's overall approval drops from 50 to 46%. his disapproval market those from 49 to 53%. the president is making another sales pitch for his massive tax and spend plan in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania right now. you look live. he's trying to get moderates and progressives on board with a smaller scaled back version of his original tax and spending plans. we have fox team coverage on all of this. william la jeunesse in long beach, california with staggering evidence of how much and how worse the crisis is

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the port across athens there is as ancient as the city itself. we weren't allowed to film at the port cosco didn't respond to our request for an interview, so we took to the sea a chinese cosco ship is waiting to dock another is unloading this port is one of many major infrastructure projects carried out by chinese companies, always with the backing of beijing a good thing to some. >> it is the fastest growing port of the world. thanks to the volume and the management of cosco. >> reporter: these greek dock workers disagree. >> cosco has greediness to increase profitability, and this is affecting our income it's affecting our rights it's affecting our safety. >> reporter: the chinese have gained a greek port, but they don't have greek hearts. >> yes. >> reporter: chinese companies have spent billions on dollars. in peru, in djibouti, sri lanka, pakistan and israel, according to data. and now beijing is considering pouring state money into a major port in iran this is all about increasing global connectivity such that china is at the center of wor

you're posted at one of these ports, a little further away from the port of l.a. tell us what you're seeing. obviously president biden just delivered his speech, but we knew the contours of what he was going to say earlier today. how is it being received where you are? >> it's extraordinary to look at a system that's been for so long the thing we relied on in the united states for getting whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted it. we expected that global capitalism would simply bring it to our doorstep. but as president biden pointed out, the supply chain was built not for resilience but for cost. that's why the white house has to ask the private sector to step forward. the port of oakland behind me is an example of this. it tried to do its best but got overwhelmed by the influx of imported goods over the summer. it got to the point where ships began not coming to this port because there was such a backlog. since then they put in new ships, they've been jamming containers on outbound ships, and put in fast new cranes to move it all. you have to think about the var

and long beach ports.e republican governor ron desantis saying he thinks florida can be a solution, a helper in this environment. >> you see all the ships off the west and east coast of the united states. we have the capacity to alleviate the backlogs. reroute ships to florida. >> martha: that's where we find madison alworth. hi, madison. >> the governor is asking for ships to consider the ports here. to give you idea of the ports in california, they're waiting for anywhere between 9 and 13 days just to get to the port, which is where i'm standing here. this is port everglades. the wait times for a cargo ship here, zero dates, no wait at all. that's why the governor is calling on the companies to consider ports like this one. i'm with the director of the ports, jonathan daniels. the governor wants more routes to florida. are you seeing that or increase in routes and activity at the florida ports? >> we're seeing more activity. we're seeing larger ships, more cargo move on and off of the ships. there's one

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up barricaded the gate to the port with huge rocks and also have lined at the gate to the port. a with protest us was holding hands to ensure that nothing exists or nothing and thus the port. and there was a delegation from the government led by competent ministers. and the only thing of the days of negotiations that they were able to go back with was m yes. add to the exportation of south to denise oil from these port. these bought is a med, de lifeline, not just for sudan, but also for neighboring cells. have done the 161000 bottles of oil sal sedan for nieces. every day are exported through these port m and m right now, the government is complaining that there is a shortage of medicines and vital commodities. and it says, this cannot continue the calls, the actuals of the b. j at tribesmen who have a cut in these action out as criminal unsafe they will not allow them to continue holding the government hostage. however, talking to some of the bigger protest as they told us, that they will stay put, they will not move on it until the government accepts to listen to their grieva

these bills would transform our ports. billions of dollars for ports. highways, rail systems, sorely needed upgrades that would bring products faster and more efficiently the factory to the store to your house. let me be clear. we are proposing to make the biggest investment in ports in history. the bill would also make investments in our supply chains and manufacturing and strengthening our ability to make more goods from beginning to end right here in america. the bottom line, we have seen the cost of inaction in the pandemic, delays, congestion that affect every american. it's fully within our capacity to act to make sure it never happens again. it's going to take a little time. that we unlock the full might and dynamism of our economy and our people. that's what we are going to do. god bless you all and may god bless the longshoreman, rail workers, truckers and everyone keeping the economy going. may god protect our troops. thank you all so very much. >> reporter: lower gasoline prices. >> john: pausing to see if president biden would ask questions,

the ports have to be open 20 47.r has to step up and do their part and hire more people and have nights and weekends. logistics expes are coming into help. sec. buttigieg and the white house and my team are going through the be -- details to make sure we unclog the bottleneck at every level. judy: does that mean what people one in time for christmas? what is the timetable? sec. raimondo: that is the big question. consumers are struggling. you see it yourself. you see it yourself. things are more expensive. it is harder to get what you want as fast as he wanted. i think we all have to be able -- a little bit patient but we are in october so i am optimistic for good christmas. we will start to say progress over the next 30 to 60 days because of the actions we are starting today. judy: this is not just pandemic -related. e-commerce is the way of the future. sec. raimondo: a lot of what we are struggling with is we had been primarily a services economy. when covid came, everybody stayed home and started buying things and

the port of long beach is working around the clock, it's the second busiest port in the u.s., responsible,000 jobs in long beach alone plus half a million jobs in the five counties southern california region. the port generates about $100 billion in trade each year. mario cordero, the executive director of the port of long beach, he joins us now. first, i'd like to et get a he reaction from -- like to get a reaction from secretary about buhl who says the real problem is demand because of the pandemic, you know, we started ordering like crazy online and so the system can't keep up. what's your take on that? >> first of all, arthel, thank you for having me. i think that there's factors in terms of the situation that we're in, in the supply chain. clearly one of them is demand. we had double digit growth in terms of retail sales expected for this year and that references consumer demand. one factors is e-commerce. e-commerce by the way where you can shop 24/7 from your home, 10:00 p.m. or 4:00 in the morning, americans used e-commerce as a percentage of 20% increase. so i think there's a cer

back to you >> bret: william lodge necessary at the port.nks. >> the s and b 500 finished up 33, the nasdaq jumped 74. for the week the dow surged more than 1.5 percentage points, s&p up closer to two, the nasdaq up two and a fifth. supply change and other topics with transportation secretary pete buttigieg. mr. secretary thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me on >> bret: here's the president this week talking about addressing this issue and some reaction to what he said. take a listen. >> by staying open seven days a week through the night and on the weekends, the port of los angeles will open over 60 extra hours a week. today's announcement has potential to be a game changer. >> with all due respect to president biden, what he just ordered is too little too late. whether the ports are open 24 hours a day or 48 hours a day, you cannot get labor. if you cannot get labor, you cannot get trucks, you cannot get those merchandise out. and even if you get them out, it's going to be too late for christmas. >> bret: what about it secretary?

the ports have to be open 24/7.rivate sector has to step up and do their part, hire more people, have nights and weekends. logistics experts are coming in to help. secretary buttigieg and the white house and my team, we're going through the details to make sure that we unclog the bottle neck at every level. >> woodruff: and does that mean what people want in time for christmas will make it? what is the time table you are looking at? >> that is the big question. consumers are struggling right now. i'm sure you see it yourself. things are more expensive. it's harder to get what you want as fast as you want it. and i think we all have to be a little bit patient but we're still in october so i'm optimistic for a good christmas. i think we're going to start to see progress over the next 30, 60 days because of the actions we're starting today. >> >> woodruff: we know this is not just a pandemic related thing, e-commerce is the wave of the future. >> that's exactly right. and a lot of what we are struggling with is, you kn

imports come through this port and the neighboring port of los angeles. of it stuck for weeks in a giant backup at sea. 81 massive ships currently in line waiting to unload. we were there to see one of the ships that had docked it's going to take ten days to offload the 6,200 containers on this ship alone. for the time it takes to get that cargo to its final destination will be determined by other potential choke points in the supply chain. president biden recently tauted 24/7 operations here as a way to ease the backlog. >> today's announcement has the potential to be a game changer. >> but so far workers say not much has changed. greg ponce de leon has been a crane operator for 25 years, telling us dock workers who have been on the job throughout the pandemic stand ready to move cargo around the clock, but they have been given few orders to do so. >> since they have announced 24/7, have your workers' lives changed appreciably? >> no, they have not. >> he says there is no shortage of workers at the local dispatch hall union leaders stressing dock workers

in total, that will double the number of hours at the port is open for business. that means an increase in hours for the number of workers -- that means an increase in the number of hours for workers. host: let's talk to cynthia who was calling from menifee, california on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. first of all, i have three things i would like to talk about. i have truckers and my family and the only reason they can't get to the ports is because their trucks have restrictions. if it's not a newer truck, the ports, especially the one in california, are not allowing them to go in and pick up the cargo. second, the last gentleman talking about trump, it has been proven that, the only thing that was proven is hillary clinton proved -- hillary clinton paid for the dossier and the democrats are the ones who created this. that -- created this to get trump out of office. number three, the lady or gentleman speaking about covid. i've had covid and i had it really bad, but it was no different from the flu. i do have antibodies so i should not

these two agenda ports behind me, the port of los angeles, the port of long beach.f incoming shipping to the united states. and as you were just mentioning, right now, there is a state of bottleneck. we see these ships that are out at anchor, waiting for these shipping containers behind me to be cleared, making space for them to move in. and the most important part to focus on is the consumer is the one that's mainly impacted. you're seeing these higher prices, goods take long to get to you. the causes that are responsible for what we're seeing behind us is mainly americans buying more goods. in the first quarter of this year, there was a 39% increase in the number of purchase compared to this time last year. but also secondly, a lot of the factories in asia that supply so many of these goods are just now coming back online, after seeing their operations impacted by the global health crisis. now, our colleague, kyung lah spoke with the ceo of the port of long beach, who said that this is a crisis that's been long in the making and it's past time for officials to fin

these bills would transform our ports, billions of dollars for ports. highways, rail systems, sorely need upgrading. and would bring products faster and more efficiently from the factories to the store to the house. let me be clear, we're proposing to make the biggest investment in ports in our history. the bill would also make investments in our supply chains and manufacturing and strengthening our ability to make more goods from the beginning to end right here in america. the bottom line we've seen the cost of inaction and the pandemic and the delays and the congestion that affect every american. but it's fully within our capacity to act to make sure it never happens again. it's going to take a little time, and that we've unlocked the full might and dynamism of our economy and our people. that's what we're going to do. god bless you all and may god bless the longshoremen, rail workers, truckers, and all the workers keeping our economy going. may god predict ootect our troo. thank you all so very much. president biden announcing some changes that will

we see our other ports in your country. we see your frustration _ other ports in your country.ank you for your time. 6oodbye, have a good day. no time for a look at the weather with sarah keep lucas. it is an unsettled weekend and many of us have seen outbreaks of rain today and they will be outbreaks tomorrow. the rain today slowly clearing its way eastwards, so lingering longest for eastern england and eastern

s. supply chain issue specifically at the ports as we talked about in california long beach, in the port of los angeles and getting goods out into the rest of the country as well as getting, you know, 2000000 shipping containers floating in the ocean into port. that is one issue, but the energy issue with a separate issue, right. and that is also creating problems with creating problems on the production side. the magnesium issue is a separate issue. and so i think would be in court with mentioning, i think it's absolutely correct, is that we have a kind of a convergence of these issues which are all contributing to a bigger problem. that doesn't mean though, that you can't resolve some of these issues rather quickly, rather than allowing everything to continue to cascade upon itself. so for instance, we talked about this last week. i still don't have an answer to what i've been looking for one, why the u. s. does not begin moving some of those cargo ships away from california and to other ports instead of continuing to wait for the port of long beach and the port. los angeles to be able

ports in the us are several decades behind european and asian ports in terms of technology and automation windfalls from this record trade and invest in our infrastructure. one of the systems the european ports use, the port community system, is something that needs to be implemented here in the us. i think that certainly would help get everyone on the same page and optimise some port operations. 0k. you know, here in houston and the gulf coast ports, we've seen record trade also, but it's been manageable. ok, i understand all of that, just quickly because we have to go, but inflation, of course, this restriction of supply will lead to an increase in prices. do you think that this is temporary or could this be with us for a while? we already saw inflation numbers that came out today that were up 5.4%. you're seeing that here in the us automotive market, whether you're buying a new car or a used car, and you're seeing it in the grocery stores. it's going to clearly take another 12 or 18 months for the system to move towards normalcy, but the main thing is we need to flatten the covid curve

back to foreign ports. some will not even allow containers to be sent in land to collect because they would rather immediately load the containers back onto the ships. the federal maritime commission is responsible for protecting american exporters and importers from the anticompetitive activities and they lack the authority to take concrete action. it would give the authority for the logistics and implemented the minimum safety standards as well as prohibit ocean carriers from unreasonably declining opportunities for u.s. exports. with of the current supply chain disruptions and discuss whether the federal government can step up its enforcement in these type of anti-competitive behaviors. >> the containers have gone back and the greatest problem that drives that is the trade the united states has, so since the containers have not made the choice to turn back empty containers but they brought them back and i think some of the demand for returning the containers empty today is driven by our own demand or at

i look now, you have the port of tampa, the port of jacksonville, the port of miami.ke it's a logical call. have you had anyone kick the tires yet? any major companies say, you know, we'll take a look at this? >> well, the governor made the announcement in jacksonville because on the outset, they were moving the european shipping lanes to florida for -- because of this crisis. port everglades got two major lines there. so we're seeing a kicking of tires. a good way to put it. we have to prove ourselves to those companies out there. you know, they have seen florida as the end of the road back 10, 20, years ago. we're proving to them we're the beginning of the road. it's a matter of changing the mindset. you're right. it's a competitive market out there. but they need to look at it not only to bring product to florida if that's where you're going, but we can also provide that movement of the cargo to the midwest and the upper west area as well. >> charles: 30 seconds. let me just ask you one thing. the composition of business in this country, this port thing and also wh

the white house is in outset the port of los angeles the biggest container port in the country will switchmsung are now committing to 2a hours deliveries too. let's hear more from michelle fleury in new york. hear more from michelle fleury in new york. if you listen to what major us retailers have been saying for a while now, they keep talking about the fact that there a shortage of lorry drivers, they keep talking about the fact shipping containers a second at sea, shipping costs are going to the roof and they are warning consumers that they are are going to be price tags or a shortage of goods right in the run—up to the holiday shopping season. for many of them this really matters because that's the time when they do about 40% of their business. so they are crying, look let's get christmas back on track and it seems the white house is responding with this meeting of port executives, commitments from business leaders as you point out to try and resolve some of the supply chain bottlenecks we are seeing right now. well after that meeting with port bosses, he is due to speak at the white ho

ports of los angeles and long beach port yesterday. that sets a new record. another 45 ships are expected to arrive on thursday. where are these ships supposed to go? the ports are supposed to be operating 24/7, but it is clear it is not happening yet. the supply chain issues are affecting every single american. the ships should be able to pull up to the port, unload, and leave. instead they are idle off coastline -- our coastline. our community is still dealing with a devastating oil spill caused by a ship's anchor, the direct result of the administration's failure to address this issue. in morning after the spill i asked president biden for a major disaster declaration for orange county, which would bring much-needed resources to our committee -- community. yesterday bipartisan officials wrote to the president in support of this request, and we still have not gotten a response. because of their failures to respond to this crisis, i introduced the ship act which would ban the ships from idling for the next 180 days. the democrats did

to wait for the port of long beach and the port. los angeles to be able to take in the 2000000 shipping containers, send them to other ports and get them into the rest of the country quickly. that is still not happening. the magnesium issue, the energy issue in china with some factory shut down for a few weeks. those are separate issues that have to be dealt with separately. doesn't mean you have to stand and sit on your hands essentially, while. busy while these ports are clogged down, right. and it has been interesting to see the binding ministrations response to this even though they're saying yes, we're going to open these ports up for 24 hours. it seems like at least we're hearing over and over that there's a lot more that could and should be done. now dean quality, we also heard from the ceo of wells fargo, sudden a recent interview that he believes, many of the supply chain issues will not be solved for at least 6 to 12 months. so we're not just talking about the holidays we're talking about. well, in 2022, he commodity with multiple suppliers and the all in the hope of one of th

truckers at the port of l.a.imes have to line up for hours just to pick up one container, and then where do tho they take them? most warehouses are they take them? most warehouses are full. and that's delaying deliveries even further. trucker manases gonzalez doesn't get paid by the hour. he gets paid by the load. how long are the waits here to pick up a load sometimes? >> seven to nine hours, like, these hours... >> reporter: clearing the backlog may take months. it could be the end of 2022 before things get back to normal-- normal meaning a ship enters the port, offloads and departs with no delays. >> we need to see further downstream logistics. they all have to fire at the same time for it to become very efficient. >> reporter: they're not going to be able to wave the magic wand to make this go away. >> there is no magic wand. it's a huge bottleneck. >> reporter: at the end of the supply chain are store owners like tony jabuka, whose bike shop is just down the street from the backed-up port. when we met him a

the port of los angeles and the port of long beach california. we got them to move from five days a week, eight hours a day to 24 hours a day seven days a week. i am going -- it is going to help get goods on the shelves faster and our build back better framework provides for the first time funding dedicated to monitoring and strengthening supply chains. today, i am announcing two further steps. first, i am allocating additional funding to help american partners as well as the united states cut port congestion by slashing -- slashing redtape and reducing processing times so that ships can get in and out of our ports faster. second, i am signing an executive order that will strengthen our management of the defense stockpiles for minerals or materials that will allow us to react and respond more quickly to shortfalls in the industrial base. i urge all of you to consider bolstering your stockpiles. it is critical to national security. like so many challenges, it is not a problem any one nation can solve through unilateral action. coordination is key.

cheryl: the port of los angeles executive director jean announcing how ports should tackle supply chainying that ports need to take advantage of the capacity they have in front of them before bumping up to 24/7 schedule which would add additional cost for shipping hubs, right now 113 ships are waiting to dock in the united states and canada with over half idling outside of the ports of long beach and los angeles. companies across the u.s. are feeling the ripple effects of million shipping containers stranded as see helping to navigate this is flex port founder and ceo ryan petterson who joined us on fox business interview, correct me if i'm wrong you help companies get more things into these containers with your technology, the bigger problem you can't get the containers offloaded at the port, what do you see right now. >> it really is a mess as you described over 50 ships waiting offshore at the port of long beach, the way to think about this we had so much volume of containers coming into the country as consumers shift in spending for buying goods instead of going to restaurants and b

they aren't the only port in this position.issue, so it's happening in ports around the world, and it's obviously happening in all the container ports around the uk because of the volume of traffic, of containers, and of particularly imports at the moment, which are coming into the uk as we come out of lockdown. as well as taking time to get goods to the right place, the cost of shipping goods is also going up. the freight rates have gone up massively. two years ago you paid about $3000 for a 40 foot from shanghai to felixstowe. this month, it is between $19,000 and $20,000 so, as you can see, they have gone up sixfold. and that has a knock—on effect in our shops, including on the price and availability of toys coming in before christmas. at this point in time it is while stocks last. if you see it, i would be buying it. i'd be looking at it rather than looking for it, because i have no doubt that, come december, there are going to be a lot of disappointed shoppers looking for items thatjust cannot be got. the government has re

it's actually the biggest container port and it is one of the 6 ports that could be included in those extra edges. now the french president, menu mccall has reportedly said that this phishing route is a test of the you case, global credibility. and he's has reportedly told a newspaper look, you cannot spend years negotiating this deal and then a few months later decide which parts you want to stick to, depending on what suits you best. he says that is not a sign of good character, the fringe prime minister, john carter. caustic says, reportedly written to the european commission saying, asking it to demonstrate that there is actually more damage to leaving the european union than staying in it a signal to the u. k o, any other country thinking that you'll get a better deal by leaving the blocks. but actually that's not a good idea. but there is also some concern here and ports like this, and fishing communities up and down the coast. that if the french majors do go ahead on tuesday, as they threatening that actually at the port that the fishermen and consumers who will end up paying t

we can fix those things and just opening to ports 247 isn't going to solve that. well, until then, you know, i obviously give it a little bit of politics involved in this, but you mentioned it yourself. could anything have been done to prevent or at least alleviate these effects that were saying, i mean, we knew there was going to be some sort of effect of a mandatory shut down for during the pandemic. what could we have done differently? prevent where we are today. well, you know, you guys live at the political level. i actually invest in stuff and when you invest some stuff, i don't care about the politics. the reality is that when we get off shored products from the ninety's in the 2000 to china, and if we had havoc cetera, we came dependent on them. now, i could argue that that was the stupidest thing we ever did. and i could argue that this was the idea that we left them in the world trade council and allow them to sell, you know, pick their people who had worked for 5 dollars a day. but we did so you can't blame out on trump. you can't plan a lot on bite and