mark szakonyi of the journal of commerce said the volumes have been getting so strong it's like christmast going to get wackier. in nine consecutive months through march they had 20,000 teus it's not that the ports aren't working or the containers and ships aren't there there are some covid-related issues, the real problem is the whole global supply system is overwhelmed. bruce kasman says they have surpassed the level. he has his doubts it's going away any time soon i think the bottleneck pressures are going to be significant enough to dominate that will increase supply powers now a discussion on supply disruptions as becky just said has now become a regular feature for most ceos in their company earning reports. if the issues linger, the only way to deal with them is building out ports, ships, shipping capacity. takes years. the problem could be more than temporary, becky >> what does this mean for countries around the globe, steve? are there some countries that have benefitted more or is this kind of an equal beneficiary system >> no, it hasn't worked out that way, becky in fact, a rea