The Biden administration is touting a 90-day industry push to help relieve freight gridlock at Southern California ports. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg acknowledged on Sunday, however, that consumers waiting for Christmas orders won’t see immediate results because improving the efficiency of maritime supply chains is a long-term process involving multiple stakeholders.
Federal officials began looking at expanded port hours early this year as part of a supply chain policy review, but it took until recent weeks for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to announce 24/7 operations and large importers like Walmart (NYSE: WMT) to commit to opening some warehouses at night for container deliveries.
