Amidst the panic buying, and product shortages that many retailers are facing in an on going struggle to keep shelves full there is one more cause for delay that we are facing.
Many over seas and across board distributor are facing their own shortages. A customs brokers for Livingston says that some companies aren’t so much struggling with getting product, so much as having the means to distribute it.
“People aren’t getting their goods over seas because they can’t find enough people, [longshoremen etc.]. To work at the ports to load up in say China and unload in say the US.”
Most of the product brought over to Canada overseas is received at the ports in Seattle. These obstructions in trans it are the cause of product delays.
“It could be up to a year before they get something they expected 6 weeks ago.”
These delays aren’t yet predicted to ease up in the coming weeks unfortunately.