West Coast Supply Bottlenecks Backing Up Freighters In San Francisco Bay

Alameda CA

22 March, 2021

1:10 PM

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By CBS San Francisco Staff: SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Commuters traveling over the Bay Bridge recently have noticed a large backup of freighters parked in the San Francisco Bay, awaiting an opening at the Port of Oakland. The scene has been repeated in Long Beach. A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia — while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships sit anchored, unable to unload their cargo. The pandemic has wreaked havoc with the supply chain since early 2020, when it forced the closure of factories throughout China. Read more at CBS San Francisco