'We Currently Have No Container Ships,' Seattle Port Says (1 Viewer)

[Taylor]

Was I talking to you, HomeSlice?

Careful, wouldn't want you to get in trouble here.

 

[Visbek]

There may well be a serious problem, but the statement from the Seattle port commissioner is not too convincing.

He says that empty berths is something that happens from time to time (if only rarely), but then immediately says that the particular emptiness he's observing now is a "stark reminder" of something. And all the rest is conjecture.

Given that traffic at all US ports are down, it's clearly not normal, and not mere "conjecture."

 

[BirdinHand]

But the important thing is that China isn't shipping anything

Say what?

Care to substantiate that claim?

China is shipping items - the US isn't ordering nearly as much volume due to tariffs and the cost to American businesses and consumers because of tariffs.

 

[reflechissez]

Careful, wouldn't want you to get in trouble here.

I can tell you're worried.

 

[redbeer]

You have no concerns about the serious drop in imports arriving at American ports as a result of tariffs?

A President who doesn't cave or bow the knee to China or other nations taking advantage of taxpayers is refreshing, if you really want to know. Taking advantage of our purchasing power is brilliant and serves the interests of the USA in the longrun. With the many years of corruption that's taken place inside our government, I knew it wasn't going to be an easy, quick fix......yet badly needed to save our country and root out the traitors.

 

[notquiteright]

Port of Vancouver is having the opposite problem...

• Increased demand and congestion:
  Port of Vancouver is experiencing increased demand for all anchorage classes, leading to limited availability.
  
  
• Rail restrictions:
  Phased operating limitations are causing delays of 10-14 days for rail access.
  
  
• Terminal capacity:
  Terminal utilization is high (102%), resulting in berth delays of up to nine days.
  
  
• Vessel delays:
  Approximately 25% of vessels are awaiting berths, with some delays lasting for weeks.

Well Hell, we are losing to the Canucks...
MAGA- snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory yet again....

 

[BirdinHand]

A President who doesn't cave or bow the knee to China or other nations taking advantage of taxpayers is refreshing, if you really want to know. Taking advantage of our purchasing power is brilliant and serves the interests of the USA in the longrun. With the many years of corruption that's taken place inside our government, I knew it wasn't going to be an easy, quick fix......yet badly needed to save our country and root out the traitors.

Huh?

Do you live on Earth or where?

 

[tharock220]

OOOOPS!!!! Chock this up to another hyper partisan bs thread.....one of many.

It was an editorial by a liberal neckbeard masquerading as a journalist. The OP, likely also a liberal neckbeard, wanted the editorial to be true and believed it.

But...but...its pandelerium! We might all die or maybe worse!!!

It's been fun watching the leftoids buy this hook, line, and sinker. They wanted it to be true so badly they never even considered it could be incorrect.

 

[Quag]

So much of the pro-Trump argument over the past few years was "At least the economy was good"; I have to wonder what the response will be if it just straight up crashes under Trump.

Biden's fault

 

[redbeer]

Huh?

Do you live on Earth or where?

Maybe I have to shout a little louder for there's a large divide between us......it's a reality check out of the constant negative nellies roosted herein.

 

[VanceMack]

It was an editorial by a liberal neckbeard masquerading as a journalist. The OP, likely also a liberal neckbeard, wanted the editorial to be true and believed it.



It's been fun watching the leftoids buy this hook, line, and sinker. They wanted it to be true so badly they never even considered it could be incorrect.

This has been an ongoing pattern since January 20. They are told what to think...they mindlessly obey...the incident they are told to be poutraged over dissolves into nothingness...they mindless move onto the next poutrage.

Its been going on for a good solid decade now.

 

[notquiteright]

A President who doesn't cave or bow the knee to China or other nations taking advantage of taxpayers is refreshing, if you really want to know. Taking advantage of our purchasing power is brilliant and serves the interests of the USA in the longrun. With the many years of corruption that's taken place inside our government, I knew it wasn't going to be an easy, quick fix......yet badly needed to save our country and root out the traitors.

A President who doesn't understand world trade has a loyal following of those who don't know either.....
Trump talks smack then turns tail when the going gets tough. Screams massive tariffs to include a 10% one on an island of penguins.....
Stock market drops and tRumps backs right back down. He lies and says 200 nations are calling him wanting deals when their are not 200 nations- well I guess he counts every uninhabited island.
The Traitors were not rotted out, they took jobs in the current administration....

 

[notquiteright]

This has been an ongoing pattern since January 20. They are told what to think...they mindlessly obey...the incident they are told to be poutraged over dissolves into nothingness...they mindless move onto the next poutrage.

Its been going on for a good solid decade now.

One of the best summations of the Tea Party/MAGA movement to date....

 

[Callen]

A President who doesn't cave or bow the knee to China or other nations taking advantage of taxpayers is refreshing, if you really want to know. Taking advantage of our purchasing power is brilliant and serves the interests of the USA in the longrun. With the many years of corruption that's taken place inside our government, I knew it wasn't going to be an easy, quick fix......yet badly needed to save our country and root out the traitors.

I think you are about top be sadly disappointed but Trump and Fox will help you find a way to spin it.

 

[dmpi]

When you actually see Seattle port workers getting laid off then you know something is REALLY happening. Other than that... it's just the left blowing smoke. Yet again.

 

[Taylor]

Citation?

No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable

"We are seeing some vessels come in with 30% less cargo than anticipated," the Northwest Seaport Alliance said.

www.snopes.com

"However, Seattle's marine cargo terminals weren't empty (ship traffic was normal, according to the NWSA)"

But like I said before, shipping traffic has actually been up considerably this year (~+20%), as people made a lot of purchases before tariffs kicked in, so a concomitant withdrawal in container volume is not unexpected. There are only so many flyswatters and boxes of rubber dog shit you can hold in a warehouse.

 

[BirdinHand]

No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable

"We are seeing some vessels come in with 30% less cargo than anticipated," the Northwest Seaport Alliance said.

www.snopes.com

"However, Seattle's marine cargo terminals weren't empty (ship traffic was normal, according to the NWSA)"

But like I said before, shipping traffic has actually been up considerably this year (~+20%), as people made a lot of purchases before tariffs kicked in, so a concomitant withdrawal in container volume is not unexpected. There are only so many flyswatters and boxes of rubber dog shit you can hold in a warehouse.

So...basically you read the title of the thread wrong, made something up and are now fighting your own strawman?

 

[tharock220]

This has been an ongoing pattern since January 20. They are told what to think...they mindlessly obey...the incident they are told to be poutraged over dissolves into nothingness...they mindless move onto the next poutrage.

Its been going on for a good solid decade now.

They're told what to think because they can't think. These are people didn't ask "Why did I get COVID when I've had six vaccine injections?" Independent thinking isn't possible for them.

They've bought the entire premise of this thread.

 

[vanceen]

So that's what they are calling it these days? I guess "Trickle Down" is kind of dated, right?

We subsidize big oil. We subsidize corporate farmers. We subsidize big pharma. We subsidize damn near every other big industry. The reality is these subsidies are designed to prop up prices, not lower them.

Sigh... Who is calling what what? How did "trickle down" come into it?

I was replying to @Questerr's post. You didn't seem to spot that. He was proposing domestic subsidies as an alternative to tariffs. I thought that was interesting and was speculating around the idea.

 

[vanceen]

Given that traffic at all US ports are down, it's clearly not normal, and not mere "conjecture."

The low traffic wasn't the conjecture part. That was a fact. The consequences he elaborated on are, in fact, conjecture. Reasonably plausible conjecture, as I said in my first post on this thread. But not, at least not yet, fact.

 

[Taylor]

So...basically you read the title of the thread wrong, made something up and are now fighting your own strawman?

Sorry you're having trouble following the discussion. If you're going to interject, I recommend you read the thread first.

 

[BirdinHand]

No, you're just lying again.

Change your mind on your post saying there were container ships in Seattle's port? LOL.

 

[Argent]

I have to wonder what the response will be if it just straight up crashes under Trump.

"It's Biden's fault" of course.

 

[Taylor]

Change your mind on your post saying there were container ships in Seattle's port? LOL.

There are currently (at least) two container ships moored in Seattle.

 

[BirdinHand]

Sorry you're having trouble following the discussion. If you're going to interject, I recommend you read the thread first.

There are no container ships in Seattle currently.
This is abnormal.

There are OTHER types of ships in Seattle - because they are not impacted by tariffs.

It seems to be that you are the one unable to keep up with the conversation.

Want to post and delete claiming there are container ships again? Want an explanation of how having a container ship moored for several days is not a GOOD thing?