Where’s my order? Tracing one container through a broken global supply chain
LA TimesThe global supply chain works like a giant circular conveyor belt that shuttles containers packed with goods from Asia to manufacturers and retailers around the world, then back to be refilled. “That meant containers weren’t making it back.” Officials at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles say that most ships leaving their docks are departing full. Potential delay: Weeks to months Crossing the Pacific Finally aboard a ship, tucked among thousands of other containers, Stonemaier’s shipment churns toward the Port of Long Beach. To stock up for the holidays last year, one of Khachatryan’s customers booked a November delivery of two containers’ worth of kitchenware from a Chinese factory to the Port of Los Angeles. Potential delay: Two to four weeks At the Port of Long Beach Finally at a port terminal, Stonemaier’s container is unloaded, only to wait for days on the dock.
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