[adjkant]

Is that a common occurrence or is it specifically happening because of the backup on west coast ports? Or is it even part of a bigger macro trend not related to east vs west coast consumption?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/east-coast-ports-get-more-shipp...

> It's much more efficient than trucking across the whole country.

I don't think this checks out on a time perspective. 15 days to get to CA = 15 days for the trucking route, or air. I think both get there under 15 days. Fuel efficiency, maybe, I'd need to do more research. And it seems like the bigger factor is not final destination but the other stops of the shipper, e.g going and dropping in Europe for the Suez.

See section 3.1 here for timing being quicker to truck: https://guidedimports.com/shipping-from-china-to-us/

Actually glad I went on this journey for some learnings along the way, but I guess the point here is that west coast consumption levels have nothing to do with this supply chain issue. I live near you too FWIW, not in this for defending my own west coast dog in this fight, but more to try and see why you were so quick to jump on west coast consumption!

[zz865]

No its not new. The Bayonne Bridge was raised just to allow the new bigger boats from China to get to Newark docks. https://skyrisecities.com/news/2020/03/time-lapse-condenses-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonne_Bridge#Roadbed-raising...

[adjkant]

See the linked article: the volume increasing is a trend; old but rising of late. COVID is certainly making it a more favorable route as well.

Either way, you're not responding to the original point: east vs west consumption has nothing to do with the trend