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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I don't think this will be a permanent feature. Shipyards across Asia are completely full with orders for new container ships.
It takes awhile to build new ships, so it could last for a year or two, but not long enough to make moving production to N. America logical, probably.
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but the ships are only part of the supply chain. What good are more ships if they can't be unloaded, and have problems with storage and transport once unloaded?
Maybe some companies have to look at abandoning the "just in time" philosophy and keep more parts and materials on hand.