The American Prospect - What’s Causing the Weird Inflation?

 

Executive director Barry Lynn’s observations about how containerized ships off-loading at ports overwhelms supply chains were cited in a piece about what Biden can do to help minimize inflation.

“Only a few ports, such as the Port of L.A., can handle ships this large. At the Port of Oakland, Lynn reports, there are empty gantry cranes because they cannot handle the largest ships. The U.S. government could limit the size of container ships and spread out the traffic.”

Read the full article in The American Prospect here.