From RFD-TV
It could take several weeks to months to overcome the global shipping backlog.
The Port of Los Angeles reports that February volume jumped 47 percent compared to a year ago. Typically there is no wait, but delays now average more than a week.
In the world’s busiest container trans-shipment port, Singapore, the sailing schedule reliability has hit a 10 year low. Ports were already experiencing long waits and high demand for shipping containers due to the pandemic, then last month’s blockage in the Suez Canal added insult to injury.
What I’d like to know is how they think it will catch up given that not much has really changed?
We donned our face diapers and went shopping for groceries yesterday. Strangely enough, a few things are cheaper. Frozen whole duck and long English cucumbers were down. Tomatoes are down a lot to 3.99/lb from 6.99/lb. Mushrooms produced locally are the same. Everything else is up, some things way up. 2 litres of milk up 50 cents. Cottage cheese, what was the regular price now the marked down price and canned fruit, marked down price ten cents a can more than the regular price just four weeks ago. Several brands of my usual stuff like whole grain basmati rice from India not available. Toilet paper almost double, paper towels sold out, facial tissues up 30%. A head of cauliflower $6.99!
I import pizza boxes from Hong Kong. Container shipping costs – doubled in September. CNR rail costs – up 40% as of last week. Product cost increase – fortunately only 5% increase last month but bracing for an upswing. Container schedules – getting a container and a ship takes about 3 weeks versus one day of the past. The ship leaves port for a two week journey and mysteriously disappears off the radar for 5-6 weeks, appearing at the Vancouver port with little warning. Rail time to Calgary – 2 to 3 weeks versus the usual one week. I’ve run out of printed products for a few customers but have enough plain to tide me over.
When productivity is down and the government borrows trillions and print trillions there is one very predictable result – inflation. Zimbabwe all over again.
Are the ships turning off their transponders?
My guess is it’s the tracking websites, whether on purpose, or glitch, or perhaps the use of a free service. I’ve just not noticed it before.
Importing pizza boxes from Hong Kong. The stuff I learn here.
Never gave it much thought.
You need to find a distributor that has free shipping.
Some excellent China products I get at times has arrangements that Canada Post eats the cost plus no tax.
Many times, the shipping costs far more than the products I want shipped.
Works for me. Getting the products at cost with no tax and free shipping.
You know that the Canadian citizens are getting this bill through the many “free trade” agreements.
No Canuck company able to make boxes?
I bring over 20 containers a year, but I’ve never been able to attract the attention of Canadian manufacturers. The ones in BC quote such extreme pricing I can’t touch them. One in Quebec and one on the east coast refused to quote, saying shipping would cost too much (not unlikely but they could have left me to sort that out). The rest have ignored my calls. I do have an east-coast manufacture in the US on hold should something go bad with my supply – more expensive but only by about 20%.
It is unbelievable that you can turn a profit shipping cardboard products -to- Canada. Talk about a sign that your government is screwing you.
The paper may even have come from Canada. Chinese paper has that yellow color.
As a buyer of millions of corrugated boxes a year. You could not find a Canadian supplier? It’s a simple die cut box. Most sheet plants in Canada will already have the die in stock. Plus in box manufacture Canada is competitive. Hmmmm. I’m a packaging engineer.
So, the economy is shut down, but more stuff than ever is moving around? Sounds to me like we’re being lied to, on an industrial scale, again.
No , here in Ontario there is incredible demand for almost everything. My wife’s store is on track to double last year’s sales WITH lockdowns.
I think I read even back in the McGuinty days that about 50% of all Ontario employment was government union, none of whom lost a single pay cheque, and 90% of whom had a lot of extra free time. I work for a company that needs to directly interface with CRA on a regular basis. From March to June of last year 100% of the employees stayed home doing 0% of their work because they weren’t set up security wise to work remotely. They were all given new computers, with new software, and we have all heard of various issues of how that worked out. To this day – the CRA people I work with need us private companies to set up calls and meetings because they are still f$cked on security.
Artificial rationing is a part of the plan. The Plan is to kill us with privation.
privation (praɪˈveɪʃən)
n
1. loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter
2. hardship resulting from this
3. the state of being deprived
Privation is the main killer in concentration camps. They are using COVID to turn the world into a Prison Planet.
Oz, I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking this way.
Strange Days and its not letting up.
I hope I’m 100% wrong, but war is probably coming.
I was looking for a new bike for my son. Our local bike shop has no bikes. If I can put down a deposit I might get one in the fall. My son bought a computer video card. It’s been on back order for three months and they have no idea when they will get it. I have never seen a shortage of consumer goods before. I guess if we’re going to keep electing the same idiots we’ll eventually get used to living in a third world country.
Once the Great Reset has happened, that’ll no longer be an issue as you won’t own anything anyway…… but you’ll be deliriously happy about it.
BA that statement made me smile. Not sure I got that intent correct as you meant it but who cares. Thanks either way.
bverwey
You’re welcome.
The Great Reset is one of the most bizarre ideas that has been foisted upon us in recent years. That in itself is rather amusing were it not for the fact that those doing the foisting are deadly serious about it.
As an aside. The “leaked” liberal cabinet letter timeline is almost at 70 percent true. That being said it looks like some CAF and other service members may soon come to a time of choosing. I wonder what they will choose?
Spe – I lost the thread in the response, this is on the DavidRv comment:
Can you make a bid to DavidRv? Do you think you can do it cheaply enough to compete? Are you willing to take the risk of getting rich against losing a (semi) guaranteed paycheck by forming your own company?
That’s the free market option. Higher risk, higher reward. Is your tolerance high enough? I took a gamble on a gold claim a long time ago. Cost me a year, and some mobility, but I’ll never regret the memories.