Re: High Prices

Posted by Easy on September 02, 2005 at 09:03:40 from (69.216.106.8):

In Reply to: High Prices posted by tlak on September 02, 2005 at 04:41:12:

It probably isn't just that easy. Most all cargo now goes in container ships, and thay can only be unloaded in ports set up for them. Look what happened when the longshoremen went on strike in California a couple of years ago. They had containerships stacked up halfway to Japan! They might have to be sent thru Los Angeles or NY and then trucked to wherever they have to go. NO was a very high volume port, it might be difficult for the other ports to take on all those shipments. I have a friend in the Merchant Marine and his ship is scheduled out for 3 years in advance. Some ships are bult and are designed for specific commodities and routes, ports. You can't just sail a containership into NY harbor, it might have to be scheduled a year in advance. I think that most cargo ships are a minimum of a years lease or more. NO is also our biggest port for exporting our ag products. This might cause some price problems for farmers.

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