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Supply Chain Issues: Port Of Oakland Officials Issue Plea For More Cargo Ships To Unload
"There's no congestion at the Oakland seaport, and we're ready for more business," Port of Oakland Maritime Director Bryan Brandes said.
From CBS San Francisco:
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — While freighters languish in the waters off the Southern California coast, Port Of Oakland officials issued a plea Tuesday to shipping companies, asking them to reroute their vessels to the docks of their massive facility.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are now running 24/7 operations on the orders of President Joe Biden, hoping to end the backlog of ships and their cargo which has led to nationwide shortages and raising consumer prices.
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Still freighters are backed in a holding pattern off the coast. That’s not case in Oakland, the West Coast’s second largest shipping facility.
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