Buttigieg’s Port Visit Blew Up In His Face When People Saw What Lurked Over His Shoulder!
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was on paternity leave. However, he is back! He visited the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, the two biggest supply-chain bottlenecks in the U.S. Harris took too much time to visit the border one she was put in charge of taking care of the root causes of the border situation.
There are plenty in the admin who would like to pretend that the crisis doesn’t exist.
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The Hill reported that Buttigieg was introduced by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti as the man who saved Christmas.
“One of the reasons why Christmas was not in fact canceled is that ports like L.A. and Long Beach moved record levels [of] goods, allowing an all-time record high in terms of retail sales his holiday season,” he said.
It's been a sunny and productive day here in LA, meeting with elected officials, port leaders, labor, and others invested in improving our supply chain. pic.twitter.com/9XMgtr3fXL
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2022
“When there is an issue affecting ports here, you will feel it as far away as my Indiana hometown,” said Buttigieg.
“Not only is this about the presents under the tree, but this is also about essential goods like medical goods that are needed in this moment of continued public health challenge,” he added.
It's a beautiful day here at the Ports of LA and Long Beach where workers are meeting unprecedented retail demand with help from @POTUS' Supply Chain Task Force. pic.twitter.com/mOW3DUqMHF
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) January 11, 2022
“As long as the pandemic persists, as long as we are making up for decades of past disinvestment, we are going to see impacts on shipping times and shipping cost,” Buttigieg said.
Ship Report 1/14: 103 total ships inport LA/LB including 41 at anchor or loitering & 62 at berths. Of the 103, 42 are container ships including 12 at anchor or loitering & 30 at berth. 6 vessels loitering; 4 container ships, 1 tanker, 1 bulk.
For more: https://t.co/5aY5tY73aY pic.twitter.com/SKEvD07NZc
— Marine Exchange (@MXSOCAL) January 15, 2022
The problem didn’t change. This Monday, a National review reported, “105 ships were waiting for berths at Los Angeles and Long Beach” — the highest number ever.
“Back in November, the port authorities in southern California adopted a new queuing system for ships that allows them to wait anywhere in the world without losing their spots in line,” Pino wrote. “They did this because the exhaust from all the ships idling near the ports was harming the air quality. For a few weeks, this change made it appear as though the number of ships waiting had declined because they were no longer clogging up the harbor. But the Marine Exchange of Southern California adjusted its counting method soon after.’’
“Only 16 of the 105 ships waiting are within 40 miles of the ports, FreightWaves says. The other 89 are scattered all over the world, with many congregating off the Baja peninsula.”
Buttigieg saved Christmas.
What’s the backlog of container ships within 200 miles? 100+👎🏼
— Rick (@runeaglesrun) January 11, 2022
December 10th: Container vessels are waiting an average of 19.5 – 28.1 days to reach a terminal to unload the containers.
December 25th: 20 to 27.3 days
January 4th: 21.6 to 29.2 days.Hey Pete, looks like you're making BACKWARDS progress – fix this issue will yah!
— Dale Hays (@DaleOHays) January 11, 2022
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The meat section at my local store. pic.twitter.com/SUURfDAXeV
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 11, 2022
And dairy. pic.twitter.com/bSFN23JrKY
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 11, 2022
Orange juice section. #LetsGoBrandon! pic.twitter.com/Dn4essU4gf
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 11, 2022
