What is causing the supply chain issues?
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing unprecedented gridlock as the global supply chain struggles to meet consumer needs amid a pandemic, shortages of cargo ships and containers and a lack of workers willing to drive trucks or handle inventory in warehouses for the wages offered.
How did these problems begin? How will supply chain issues affect you? And how will they be resolved? We’ve got you covered.
Photos: Gridlock at L.A. ports as dozens of ships idle off the coast
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To deliver goods to consumers more quickly, retailers and manufacturers are relying on cargo aircraft to bypass the logjam of ships and trains.
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Despite high gas prices, a vehicle shortage is putting the brakes on what should be an EV boom and pushing buyers to search for workarounds.
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The logjam at the ports and larger supply chain disruptions have led to record-setting profits for big companies in the logistics business.
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President Biden put John Porcari in charge of fixing the tangled supply chain. His first focus: the logjam at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach.
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With a lack of truck drivers exacerbating supply-chain problems, the Biden administration is set to attack the problem with programs to encourage apprenticeships and recruitment of veterans, among other measures.
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Recruiters dangle fat pay increases and sign-on bonuses, but a big rig driver still gets little respect. It’s a ‘gold prison,’ says one.
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Pointing to a 40% reduction in ships anchored off Los Angeles and Long Beach, port officials say new rules are helping with the supply chain backlog and local air quality. But it all depends what you’re counting.
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The business dominated by a handful of European and Asian companies finds itself at the center of a logistics crisis that could rewrite the rules of global trade.
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The agreement reflects a growing recognition that the shipping industry isn’t doing enough to curb emissions on its own.
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Shipping companies and logistics officials say the logjam at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is showing some signs of improving in response to recent measures.
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Follow a container of board games from China to St. Louis to see all the delays it encounters along the way.
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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen knows logistics. After touring the Port of L.A., he came up with some solutions to the container ship backlog.
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They’ve been stuck for months on cargo ships now floating off Southern California. They’re desperate
On ships caught in the huge floating traffic jam off L.A., seafarers with scant access to vaccines have been stuck in limbo for months. Unions tell of despair and violence.
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The owner of Kip’s Toyland thinks he’s outsmarted the global supply chain gridlock that is threatening the holiday shopping season.
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COVID-19 led to logjams at ports and borders that continue to ripple through many parts of our economy and everyday life. When will it get better?
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A global supply chain breakdown has resulted in gridlock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and beyond.
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President Biden could face political blowback from unhappy shoppers as he struggles to fix supply chain problems.
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The Port of Los Angeles will operate around the clock as supply chain problems threaten holiday shopping season.
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Many items destined for retailer shelves this holiday season are hopelessly snarled in the global supply chain. What does that mean for shoppers?
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XPO Logistics, one of the world’s largest trucking companies, settled with drivers who had alleged it paid them less than minimum wage.
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Gridlock at L.A. ports hit record high as investigators looking into the oil spill gather data on every vessel traveling near the pipeline since last October.
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Lumber prices quadrupled, leading to sticker shock — and some stalled and canceled projects — for homeowners and developers.
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Reopening demand and marooned containers have caused bottlenecks across supply chains just as the holiday shopping season kicks off in North America. It’s also prompting downgrades across analysts estimates for the upcoming earnings season.
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A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like lasting well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.
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Asia’s renewed surge in COVID-19 infections is compounding supply-chain blockages across the world’s biggest source of manufactured goods.
