[squabble]

Amazon seems to be efficient. Maybe they should open a port.

[bpodgursky]

Anyone who could open a port free of longshoreman unions (aka able to automate) would be a step function above what we have. That's not easy to swing politically though.

[LeChuck]

Eh. I've worked at a massively automated container terminal free from unions (not in the US). It's not any faster than your US terminals. Less people, sure, but not any faster. I think you massively overestimate the gains automation would bring you.

[koheripbal]

This is an apples to oranges comparison.

He said union-free, not automated.

[t3rabytes]

> (aka able to automate)

It's right there.

[wrycoder]

Yeah, Bezos could just buy Houston?

[lotsofpulp]

Might be wiser to buy something on the west coast if efficiency is the goal.

[wrycoder]

Yeah, it’s weird. I was watching a YouTube that showed how Amazon was building their own extra long containers and bringing them up the river in Houston on specially constructed container ships with integrated cranes for unloading/loading.

[Componica]

I think this is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsBIQIBavms

[wrycoder]

Yes, that's the one! The containers are probably full of electronic products for the EOY push.