another port director. just want to make sure that there is community input before a final decision is made. >> no, this is an info item. we should think about making sure how that procedure is documented internally. >> agreed. >> thank you, everyone. congratulations on all the great work. i'm looking forward to 2022 and future successes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> okay. carl, next item, please. >> clerk: item 14 is new business. >> commissioners, is there any new business? hearing none, i just want to wish everybody very happy holidays and a really prosperous new year. this is going to be a challenging yet very, very grateful year, and looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year and wishing everybody happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays to everyone. >> happy holidays. thank you. >> happy holidays. >> thank you. can i have a motion to adjourn, please? >> motion to adjourn. >> i second. >> okay. we have a motion and a

in the port of los angeles, 125% improvement.are holding monday, wednesday, friday action group meetings with leadership at the ports, with labor. the ocean carriers, terminal operators, railroads and truckers to work through problems in little time and talk to each other about these problems. we are moving towards 24-7 up version at the ports. one ocean carrier has opened their gates 24-7 and marine terminal, and set of an incentive for moving the containers that have in there 028 days to $200 to do it on nights and weekends. pres. biden: on a truck or train , or the warehouse, is that the idea? >> that is exactly right, to increase the velocity of the containers and them as quickly as they hit the dog. the two railroads have put incentives on those moving as well. increasing 24-7 operations as well. innovations around the country include the georgia ports authority federal health, putting together a number of pop-up site in-land, hundreds of miles inland from the port, to move by rail and then truck both imports and exports, an

in march 2015, port was jailed for his earlier lies. so did any further investigations, and in september 2015, after he'd been released, the body of jack taylor was found. cctv showed him walking with a stranger, but his sisters had to beg officers to use the pictures in a public appeal. we asked, we were told no. we asked again, we were told no, and then eventually they listened to us and they did put it out. the sisters' handwritten notes show how they had spotted the key suspicious factors linking the deaths that the police had missed. they now want the incompetent officers involved to be sacked. i don't think they should be in the position they're in any more. i don't think they should have theirjob. our world was tipped upside down, but they get promoted, they get to carry on their lives. the metropolitan police has not accepted that one of the reasons the investigations into the four men's that were so poor was that they were gay. it comes at the end of a terrible yearfor it comes at the end of a terrible year for britain's larges

port and transit delays are improving. as you discussed, about two thirds of what we sell in the united states is made or grown here, another meaningful portion coming from canada and mexico. for products made outside of north america, the port issue has been a big issue. because of what you did to help with overnight hours and the team's work to reroute two other ports and other creative solutions, we've seen an increase in flow of about 26% nationally in shipping containers moving through ports. at the southern california ports in particular, we've seen a major improvement. a lot is related to categories like toys, which are so important for christmas. we are working to make sure we are in a good position all the way through the season. generally speaking, we are in good shape and appreciate the partnership youpres. biden -- appreciate the partnership. pres. biden: the cooperation between business and labor at the ports in southern california, it made me feel good that you were there. it didn't take much to convince that

there are $17 billion to speed up and modernize our ports. tomorrow the department of transportation will announce over $200 million in grants to ports nationwide, and we are making significant investment in freight real as well. we are also working to unstick bottlenecks between the ports and the stores by getting more trucks moving all around the country. we have heard about the need for more truck drivers, and it is real, and we have gone to work to address that. i see marty walsh, my labor secretary. marty, you have done a hell of a job, pal, cutting the red tape so that customers -- companies can set up registration for truck drivers in two days, not two months, as it was. these partnerships will help new drivers get trained faster and help companies retain drivers in a field that has a lot of turnover. i'm looking to hear about new partnerships with trucking companies and states to get more truckers on the road into good paying jobs. we also need to build resilience into our supply chains. we can never again be left vulnerable the way w

we will speak to the port of a delay -- the port of l.a. executive director.hat conversation coming up a little bit later in this program. we will be joined by ed ludlow for the conversation, 4:30 p.m. in london, 10:30 a.m. in new york. what is coming up next? we will get back to the markets and figure out exactly how that inflation numbers should be positioned in your portfolio. how should we think about it? the head of blackrock portfolio analysis and solutions in the emea region joining us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: all throughout the show we have been talking about supply chain issues, the impact to everything from u.k. output and today's u.k. inflation number. what do you do about that if you are an investor. let's go to ursula marchioni, blackrock chief strategist in emea. it is hard to think of you in the markets in 2022 without having a strong view of where inflation is headed. what our clients talking to you about? ursula: thank you so much for having me. if using about talking to clients in the themes that are pervasive at the moment, there's t

stephen port was arrested on suspicion of lying about moving anthony's body.tigation of the death went no further and he remained on bail, free to kill again. ten weeks later, a second body was found in a church graveyard less than 400 metres from stephen port�*s front door. it was gabriel kovari, another gay man in his 20s. detectives didn't connect the two deaths and did so little that the officer tasked with liaising with gabriel's family never spoke to them. and just over three weeks later, in the same corner of the same graveyard, the body of daniel whitworth was found. he had what appeared to be a suicide note around his neck in which he also said that he'd taken gabriel's life. detectives just accepted what written when in fact simple checks would have shown he was nowhere near barking when gabriel died. it meant that for months police were telling daniel's family that he'd killed himself and gabriel when, in fact, he'd been murdered. it does make you angry and upset, yeah, and distressed. because it has obviously had tragic consequences, you know. in m

private-sector port terminal operators at the ports of los angeles and long beach, for example, have announced that they will eliminate fees when truck drivers come on the port -- come into the port to pick up the containers if they do it at night or on weekends when roads are less congested. working with my administration, a major ocean carrier -- the fourth largest in the world -- announced on monday a new $100 discount when containers are picked up quickly, with larger discounts for nighttime and weekend pickups. and we've announced this week that we are extending through february extra flexibility that allows truckers to drive more hours when they are transporting critical goods like gas, food, and medical supplies. paired with these important safety measures, all of them are going to help move goods more quickly and get products that people want onto the shelves all across the country. over the last month, the number of containers left sitting on docks blocking movement to those stores is over -- was for over eight days. now it's down by 40%, which means they're heading to shelv

i comfortable as be painted before the port murders-— port murders.t probably is a really hard day _ port murders. i think it probably is a really hard day to _ port murders. i think it probably is a really hard day to be _ port murders. i think it probably is a really hard day to be a _ port murders. i think it probably is a really hard day to be a gay, - a really hard day to be a gay, lesbian, ortrans a really hard day to be a gay, lesbian, or trans officer in the match and i think one of the important things to point to is that this case is sadly not completely isolated. it is unusual in severity and seriousness. hate crime against lgbt community has been rising for years now and actuallyjust lgbt community has been rising for years now and actually just this years now and actually just this year the mets recorded its highest ever monthly rate of hate crime against lbgtq plus people so there is a really serious need to address issues of institutionalized homophobia and buy for the the forest both so that by furby and transphobia within the forest b

guy: -- up these ports.: is there a chance that certain sectors are going to go from famine to feast? all of the stuff is going to come off the boats, going to warehouses, and is going to want it? brooke: there is a risk of that on the retail size. -- the retail side. the big retailers really push to build up a ton of inventory heading up into the holiday season, and we have seen week numbers in terms of black friday spending, cyber monday. was that a result of people shopping earlier, or people feeling the pinch of inflation and some other economic concerns that they are just not spending as much? but especially for the smaller retailers, outside the porta ballet, you're not getting it in time for christmas, and you are probably selling them at a big discount just to try to sell that inventory. on the industrial side, companies are selling literally everything they can push out the door. inventories may be a little high at the distributor level, but that just suggests the very strong demand they are seeing.

we will have more from the port of l.a. a little bit later on in the next hour. the port of l.a.us at 11:30 a.m. eastern, 4:30 p.m. london time. that is coming up. this is bloomberg area -- this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: 30 minutes to the close of trading in europe. stocks trading heavy. volume also light. we will talk more about the global supply crisis here with mark manduca, gxo cio. he we joining us next live from the distribution center in derby. this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just $30 per line per month when you get four lines or mix and match data options. available now for comcast business internet customers with no line-activation fees or term contract required. see if you can save by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has conn

of port with a man who could barely walk after taking the date—rape drug ghb.or videos of young men being raped, while unconscious on drugs. anthony's mother is convinced a competent police investigation would have stopped port there and then. all the other victims would have been safe if they could have just actually been bothered to investigate anthony's murder. stephen port was arrested for lying about moving anthony's body, but he remained on bail, free to kill again. and within weeks, in a nearby church graveyard, two more bodies were found. first, gabriel kovari, and then daniel whitworth. he had what appeared to be a suicide note, in which he also said he'd taken gabriel's life. detectives just accepted that, when simple checks would have shown that the two had never met. in march 2015, port was jailed for lying to police about moving the first victim's body. for now, the killings stopped. but so did any further investigations. and in september 2015, three months after stephen port was released from prison, the body of jack taylor was found. cctv showed

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of entry, i think about baltimore harbor, a major port on the eastern seaboard, the port at long beach and los angeles, as well as across the southern border at our ports of entry. what we need to do is to use the best technologies, and that we are properly staffing custom and border protection and control at those ports of entry. we need to incorporate more technology and fully staffed those people and ensure that when they carry out and conduct their jobs they are doing it in an appropriate way that protects the privacy and integrity of people coming -- people and products coming across the border but are also doing the job and ensuring that threats to our country are not coming forward. the other thing we need to do is address the sentinel -- the fentanyl and opioid crisis at home and make sure that we are supporting those who for a variety of reasons have been addicted to the drugs and painkillers. i know in my district, anne arundel county, has taken action against manufacturers of these drugs that have been inappropriately marketed and promoted rampant distribution in our communi

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the port set up to what amounts to four inland pop-up ports like this one.were unused rail yards that expanded the port's container capacity by 10% while putting cargo closer to retailers. for trucks delivering to home depot in atlanta a round trip becomes 70 miles instead of 440. >> at the end of the day we're all dealing with a parking lot. and when the parking lot is full it's full. so the race for us is to keep the parking lot as empty as possible and keep the cars moving out. >> reporter: but keeping things moving isn't easy right now. the nation is dealing with a shortage of truck drivers. the chassises that transport cargo containers are in short supply and a lack of sufficient warehouse space. >> do you feel like you're playing whack-a-mole? >> sometimes it can feel that way when we're trying to solve theen administration is enpe ov studying whether similar pop-up ports could help ease congestion elsewhere. >> at the end of the day for folks who want to know when these most severe disruptions end the answer is simple. they end when the pandemic ends.

was— failings and basic errors, stephen port was not stopped and was allowed to carry— port was nots allowed to carry on with his terrible acts. the findings of the jury is that had the police — the findings of the jury is that had the police carried out theirjob pronerly— the police carried out theirjob properly gabriel, daniel, and jack would _ properly gabriel, daniel, and jack would not — properly gabriel, daniel, and jack would not have been killed. our incensed — would not have been killed. our incensed by the attempts by policem _ incensed by the attempts by police... the coroner did not rule that— police... the coroner did not rule that the — police... the coroner did not rule that the police were not homophobic. our position remains unchanged. our betief— our position remains unchanged. our belief is_ our position remains unchanged. our belief is that the metropolitan police's— belief is that the metropolitan police's actions were in part driven by homophobia. the approach of the met on _ by homophobia. the approach of the met on the _ by homophobia. the approach of the met

ed ludlow on the port of l.a..heck it out at 11:30, the interview with the chief executive officer of the port of los angeles talking about some of the measures that have been taken, what needs to happen, and whether some of it is getting better. fascinating giving the fact this is getting baked into a lot of the assumptions of the temporary inflation or the inflation that will eventually abate at some point next year. kailey: whatever you want to call it. the question is not whether it gets better but the pace at which it gets better. even if the logjam starts to clear up that does not mean we will go back to east supply chains. it is about truck drivers having enough personnel, it goes on and on. it is a question how much and how quickly that will abate and what does the federal reserve do about it? lisa: a lot of questions. we are about half an hour away from the open. what will you be watching as the market parses through the data? kailey: i will watch out to see if it will be a strong day for risk assets. righ

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economics correspondent paul solman visited one of the busiests ports in this country -- the port ofngeles -- to find out more about what's happening. >> the supply chain symbol of 2021 -- container ships languishing off the california coast, waiting weeks on average -- some, for two months --to get a berth at the ports of los angeles and long beach. this ships main use at the moment? a sea lion sunspot. >> i've been doing this for 25 years and this is unprecedented. >> port x logistics founder brian kempisty. >> containerized shipping started in 1956. we've never seen anything like this. >> pre-covid, ships rarely anchored offshore. now, they are commonplace. many dozens of them, loaded with thousands of containers per ship, each capable of holding as many as 800 artificial christmas trees, 7500 santa suits. but there is simply no room to dock given the record cargo coming in each month. >> more than 900,000 container units on average have been coming through this port since july of last year. >> gene seroka runs the port of los angeles, the busiest in america. but never this busy.

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to create pop-up ports to contain. >> were dealing with a parking lot.hen the parking lot is full, it's full. the race for us is to keep the parking lot as empty as possible. keep the cars moving out. >> reporter: it is a model other parts go look at replicating to deal with what has been a record volume of import cargo. >>> still had on kpix 5, out of stock may not mean out of luck. strategies for your down to the wire holiday gift shopping. >>> with three days left until christmas, a lot of shoppers are seeing, and hearing, their phrase out of stock. that is thanks in part to supply-chain issues. despite the backlog, the national retail federation expects worker growth. they predict an 11% increase in holiday sales this year. with many online retailers now unable to deliver in time for christmas, shoppers are looking to physical stores, even as omicron surges. >> the acronym you want to remember is bogus. by online, pick up and store. it's a great strategy. >> reporter: retail expert say shoppers should keep their options open and expect to pay a littl

what are you seeing at the ports?d: some of those jeans may be in one of the containers over my shoulder. the data shows that things are still bad here. more than 95 ships not just in the port complex, but even further out into the pacific ocean. they are waiting an average three weeks to get a berth to unload. when they get here, they are faced with a labor shortage of truckers. there are not enough to take them onto the next stage of the supply chain, even though for many months, the port has been running 24/7. earlier this morning i spoke to the executive director director of the port who said containers sitting idle is down 60% since october, when they started to introduce penalties or fines if containers were sat for a certain period of time. but demand is still so elevated, they are dealing with record levels of inventory coming in. but because of that bottleneck, the supply is tight on the other side, which gives price inflation. container rates are also a consideration. we are down 25% from levels but still 10

it's now closer to seven days, and to help, the port established what amounts to four inland pop-up ports. >> we think these things can be replicated across the nation. >> reporter: you see these pop-up yards becomes permanent yards? >> i see some of them becoming permanent yards where it's actually going to help our business. >> reporter: the pop-ups were idle rail yards that are now bringing cargo closer to its final destination while freeing up space at the dock. the port has been working around the clock, 24 hours a day, loading and unloading these giant ships, and it's having an impact. narcotic they had 31 vessels waiting offshore to be unloaded. that number has been cut to just six. >> it's that kind of problem solving that i think is going to help us deal with these short-term issues. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the biden administration is now looking at if similar pop-up sites make sense nationwide opinion but supply chain delays mean some goods did not make it before the holidays. there are a lot of people out in the country who are going to see thi

right now there are 60 container ships in a queue at the port of long beach, los angeles. volume through that port every month and yet they have 60 ships in a line. normally there are three queued up. when i went to the port of los angeles there were three, four waiting at anchor to get a berth. everyone needs thousands of items pulled. but there are a ton of things we will not be able to get because there's not enough capacity in our global supply chains now, largely because of covid. >> you write we're all living inside a factory. what did you mean by that? >> in the old days, raw materials went into a factory and the goods got shipped to you or maybe the factory was in the same country you were in. but now, especially with e-commerce and delivery to your door, it's really like we are at the end of the conveyor belt, which starts with raw materials, and then just kind of ping-pongs across the world as different places that specialize in different types of manufacturing, build up the components of whatever object we're going to buy. if you buy a smartphone, there are 300

the port of oakland, a key export hub, see routes in major ports like this one are heavily congested due to high demand. ships often go only as far as los angeles rather than up to oakland to save time and money. they're making these decisions to try to get their vessels back on schedule as quickly as possible. and also because of the incredible import demand, they're trying to hurry back to asia, pick up in ports and bring him over to the united states. the woman farmers here in northern california are losing out the competition on world markets is fears. china and chile are also important not suppliers. so is europe. customers, retailers, for example, no longer necessarily, but for quality in times of uncertain supply. they're more concerned about availability, which is why the californians have already lost customers. now finally, to some positive news, the german companies are expecting big things from next year, despite all the concerns about covered and supply chain shortages. that's according to the latest annual survey by the cologne institute for economic research. 3 quarter

port. officials say the administration's plan to extend port operation hours and provide incentives for shippers to move goods faster seems to be working. it is going to be a good holiday season on thursday. the biden administration will announce 230 million dollars in grants for ports from the new infrastructure law to further speed up deliveries and drive down prices addressing these costs has been and will continue to be my top priority. the entire administration, though president biden says the biggest weapon in his arsenal is social spending and climate plan, which is stuck in congress in washington. i'm jessi tenure. coming up next to knocking out hunger this christmas season. how you can team up with kron 4 to help local food banks. and don't forget to join us on kron four's we ring in the new year. grant lotus and justine waltman will count us down to 2022. >> watch the bay area's only live fireworks said spain's and sparkles over the bay bridge. that party starts at 11:30pm new yea

the ports, the trains, the trucking.on to speed up and modernize our ports. and tomorrow the department of transportation is going to announce over $200 million in grants to ports nationwide. and we're making significant investment in freight rail as well. and we're also working to unstick bottle necks between the ports and the stores by getting more trucks moving all around the country. we've heard a lot about the need for more truck drivers, and it's real. and we've gotten to work to address that. for example, i want -- i see marty walsh, my labor secretary. he's done a hell of a job cutting red tape so companies can set up registered apprenticeships for truck driver's in two days instead of two months. these aparen sisships are going to help new drivers get trained better and faster and help companies retain drivers in a field that has a lot of turnover. i'm going to hear about the new partnerships with trucking companies, and states to get more truckers on the road and into good paying jobs. we also need to build res

the port of oakland, a key export hub, see routes in major ports like this one are heavily congested due to high demand. ships often go only as far as los angeles rather than up to oakland to save time and money. they're making these decisions to try to get their vessels back on schedule as quickly as possible. and also because of the incredible import demand, they're trying to hurry back to asia, pick up in ports and bringing over to the united states. the woman farmers here in northern california are losing out the competition on world markets is fears. china and chile are also important not suppliers. so is europe. customers, retailers, for example, no longer necessarily look for quality in times of uncertain supply. they're more concerned about availability, which is why the californians have already lost customers. now finally, to some positive news, the german companies are expecting big things from next year, despite all the concerns about coven and supply chain shortages. that's according to the latest annual survey by the cologne institute for economic research. 3 quarters o

second busiest port and long beach california is running at full speed. but even a 247 work schedule hasn't been enough to keep up with a massive wave of consumer demand this holiday season. long beach is far from alone . shipping bottlenecks have led to delayed deliveries, surging prices. an empty shell was around the world that has also sparked calls for rethink of are immensely complicated, complicated global supply chains. oh, nothing absolutely. nothing is beginning to look like christmas here at the los angeles and long beach ports in california. these trade harps of the world's 5th largest economy are anything but in the holiday spirit. both ports are battling a supply chain crisis. they are working on a 24 seventh's schedule now. however, it's too little too late for the hungry american market goof. not an issue here. sorry. california is that every major container gateway in this globalized world. here the aftermath of the 2020 cobra condemning looks like this. at any given day, an average of almost a 100 ships. most of them from asia are forced

young, i like what you were saying about the port of l.a. being only able to process one third of what rotterdam and how inefficient and with the unions. i want to talk about the trade of lumber in this recently enacted tariff from canada. i was under the impression that there was already a 19% softwood tariff on all softwoods from canada unless it was processed. i have been seeing lumber from germany, saw ward lumber, red pine probably by way of the arctic or nordic areas, maybe russia, so maybe they are trying to circumvent. i think trump's tariffs has shown that with imports up, tariffs are a total waste. thank you. host: go ahead. >> if that is your goal then you picked the wrong strategy. they just do not work. president trump did increase canadian lumber tariffs and president biden has further increased them. they are 17.7% and i do not know the exact number that it is in that ballpark. if any of you are looking to buy a house anytime soon, my condolences, even if you do not want new construction. by nate -- by making new construction

port.ls say the administration's plan to extend port operation hours and provide incentives for shippers to move goods faster seems to be working. it is going to be a good holiday season on thursday. the biden administration will announce 230 million dollars in grants for ports from the new infrastructure law to further speed up deliveries and drive down prices addressing these costs has been and will continue to be my top priority. the entire administration, though president biden says the biggest weapon in his arsenal is social spending and climate plan, which is stuck in congress in washington. i'm jessi tenure. next. the white house covid response team working overtime ahead of the holiday with doctor fauci said about large gatherings in the team's final briefing today before christmas plus. >> what we're learning about the baby in the bay area who died after getting the delta variant and heavy rain is expected overnight leading to a brutal commute tomorrow. chief meteorologist lawrence

and each ports processing around $20000000.00 containers a year now. and with more to come will be a major challenge. it will take the rethinking and reforming of every aspect of the global supply chain. and a reminder, the top business story we're following for you this, our gemini and china seek a close relationship in new energy green and digital economy, that's from a readout of a phone call between leaders, all actual teaching things. both sides also want a level playing field when it comes to investing on either side and you're up to date with dw business. i'm daniel winter in berlin from me and the whole business team to stay healthy. thanks so much. we got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah, no magic corner chat, hot spot for food, chair and some great cultural memorials to boot w travel off, we go green. do you feel worried about the planet we to i'm neil. host of the on the green fence of coast, and to me it's clear we need to change the solutions are out there. join me for a deep dive into the green transformation for me to use for them.

port. officials say the administration's plan to extend port operation hours and provide incentives for shippers to move goods faster seems to be working. it is going to be a good holiday season on thursday. the biden administration will announce 230 million dollars in grants for ports from the new infrastructure law to further speed up deliveries and drive down prices addressing these costs has been and will continue to be my top priority. the entire administration, though president biden says the biggest weapon in his arsenal is social spending and climate plan, which is stuck in congress in washington. i'm jessi tenure. all right. the time for you now for 35 08:00am here on the day before the day before christmas. so all of us. >> are getting ready. hopefully you left the house early because you never know what you might run into. i can tell you rain and slick conditions on the roadways. our meteorologists john sabol. you've been tracking that john, what's happening outside. yeah, defini

private sector port terminal operators at the ports of los angeles and long beach, for example, have announced that they're going to eliminate fees when truck drivers come on the port -- come into the port to pick up the containers. if they do it at night or on the weekends when roads are less congested. workers in my administration, a major ocean carrier, the fourth largest in the world, announced on monday a new $100 discount when containers are picked up quickly with larger discounts for nighttime and weekend pickups. and we announced this week that we're extending through february extra flexibility that allows truckers to drive more hours when they're transporting goods like good, food, and medical supplies. paired with these important safety measures, all of them are going to help move goods more quickly and get products that people want on the shelves all across the country. over the last month, the number of containers left sitting on docks blocking movement to those stores was for over eight days. now it's down, it's down by 40% which means they're heading to shelves and stor

dashboards. -- ports. adm. phillips: i look forward to working with you and your staff on this committee more broadly, in particular, to work on port infrastructure development nationwide and thank you for forwarding the study you forwarded yesterday. i did review it and look forward to working with other federal entities, the dod and others to build resilience and stability across our port infrastructure. >> i did ask yesterday. you and i worked involved with this. the port of anchorage has had this long-running lawsuit against marad. the judge ruled the other day in favor of anchorage. i just want to get a commitment from you. there is going to be a damages award element of this, i have no idea if it will be one dollar or several hundreds of millions. if it is a significant sum, i don't want marad to say they won this, so we are not going to provide them additional funds. you don't want double dipping. they have spent tens of millions on legal fees. they have won rewards, so we are not going to use the infras

the ports, the train, the trucking.and modernize our ports. tomorrow the department of transportation is going to announce over $200 million in grants to ports nationwide. we're making significant investment in freight rail as well. between the ports and the stores by getting more trucks moving all around the country. we've heard a lot about the need for more truck drivers, and it's real. we've gotten to work to address that. for example, i see marty walsh, my labor secretary. marty, you've done a hell of a job, pal, cutting the red tape so companies can set up registered apprenticeships for truck drivers in two days instead of two months which it was before you took over. this apprenticeship will help drivers get and retain drivers in a field that has a lot of turnover. so i'm eager to hear about the new partnerships with trucking companies and states to get more truckers on the road and into good paying jobs. we also need to build resilience into our supply chains. we can never again be left vulnerable the way we were

private sector port terminal operators at the ports of los angeles and long beach, for example, have announced they willy eliminate fees when truckers come to pick up the containers if they do it at night or on the weekends when roads are less congested. working with an ocean carrier, the fourth largest in the world, announced a $100 discount when containers are picked up quickly, with larger discounts for nighttime and weekend pickups. we announced this week that we're extending through february extra flexibility that allows truckers to drive more hours when they're transporting critical goods like gas, food and medical supplies. paired with these important safety measures, all of them are going to help move goods more quickly and get products that people want on the shelves all across the country. over the last month, the number of containers left sitting on docks blocking movement to those stores was or over eight days. now it's down by 40%. which means they're heading to shelves in stores more quickly. that's an incredible success story. the ports of los angeles and long beach ha

you're looking at 6.5 days for the containers at the ports and that doesn't count the rail time >> weard from some people it's getting better, but actually you and i went back and forth over the weekend and i posted screen shots from marine traffic. seems like there's just as many ships they just moved them off the mexican coast, hiding them out to sea, correct? >> correct they have a new queueing system, the reason it was created because of the hundreds of vessels off the portsover of l.. but we're only hearing the ones at anchor, and that provides a false narrative what's going on. you have a total of 95 vessels right now, brian, off the coast of los angeles and long beach. that's according to vessels value which tracks the vessels as well as the marine exchange which is in charge of all of this so it really is a false negative >> i love this point, because these vessels we showed, they're on this weird point off of mexico, they're call going to l.a. or long beachfrom china they can't anchor, the water is too deep we can say the number of boats at anchor has come down but the number

the port of oakland, a key export hub, see routes in major ports like this one are heavily congested due to high demand. ships often go only as far as los angeles rather than up to oakland to save time and money. they're making these decisions to try to get their vessels back on schedule as quickly as possible. and also because of the incredible import demand, they're trying to hurry back to asia, pick up in ports and bring him over to the united states. the woman farmers here in northern california are losing out the competition on world markets is fears. china and chile are also important not suppliers. so is europe. customers, retailers, for example, no longer necessarily, but for quality in times of uncertain supply. they're more concerned about availability, which is why the californians have already lost customers. now finally, to some positive news, the german companies are expecting big things from next year, despite all the concerns about covered and supply chain shortages. that's according to the latest annual survey by the cologne institute for economic research. 3 quarter

the port of oakland, a key export hub, see routes in major ports like this one are heavily congested due to high demand. ships often go only as far as los angeles rather than up to oakland to save time and money. they're making these decisions to try to get their vessels back on schedule as quickly as possible. and also because of the incredible import demand, they're trying to hurry back to asia, pick up in ports and bring him over to the united states. the woman farmers here in northern california are losing out the competition on world markets is fears. china and chile are also important not suppliers. so is europe. customers, retailers, for example, no longer necessarily look for quality in times of uncertain supply. they're more concerned about availability, which is why the californians have already lost customers. now finally, to some positive news, the german companies are expecting big things from next year, despite all the concerns about covered and supply chain shortages. that's according to the latest annual survey by the cologne institute for economic research. 3 quarter