Gridlock at West Coast ports is not likely to go away from routing cargoes through Canada.
Reuters reports the delays at the won’t be helped much be the re-route because capacity is already limited at Canada’s largest port, Port Metro Vancouver, which is also staring at the possibility of another crippling strike by container truck drivers.
The gridlock in the western U.S. shipping industry has forced companies to amend their plans.
McDonalds is currently rationing French fries at its Japanese restaurants.
Cargo shipments to ports on the U.S. West Coast have been backed up for the last three months, with the congestion most pronounced at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s two busiest cargo hubs.
Adding to the Canadian labor concerns, British Columbia ports are operating near ideal capacity, leaving little room to take diverted shipments from U.S. ports.
