Right. Rather than unloading in West Coast ports... shippers will route their container vessels South to Panama, go through the congested Panama Canal, then up through the Caribbean and cross the Gulf of Mexico to Texas, adding 10,000 extra miles to their journey.
After that, those ships will have to make the return journey South across the Gulf and Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, before returning home, adding yet another 10,000 more miles to the trip.
Right. Rather than unloading in West Coast ports... shippers will route their container vessels South to Panama, go through the congested Panama Canal, then up through the Caribbean and cross the Gulf of Mexico to Texas, adding 10,000 extra miles to their journey.
After that, those ships will have to make the return journey South across the Gulf and Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, before returning home, adding yet another 10,000 more miles to the trip.
I can see that happening... NOT.
Ships are already be re-directed. This isn't an offer, its happening.
He didn’t obviously read the article either face palm.