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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

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importers of containerized goods, they may get priority access to containers and space on cargo ships,” according to Reuters. The Wall Street Journal reported in mid-June that off-highway vehicle maker Polaris was adapting to parts and materials shortages by shifting their product mix on a daily basis.

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Delta outbreaks spur supply chain woes

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Most impacted are Asian exporters such as China, Vietnam, and Malaysia where rigorous policies to contain any COVID-19 outbreaks are leading to factory and port shutdowns. and the capacity of sparsely vaccinated manufacturing countries to meet it,” reported the Wall Street Journal on August 25. Other countries are far behind.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

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Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. Leach, “Piracy Costs Shipping Industry Billions,” Journal of Commerce, 19 April 2011. [2] Footnotes [1] Peter T.