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Lack of ships and cargo at the Port of Seattle (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/LeopardsAteMyFace@lemmy.ca
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International shipping to the USA has slowed dramatically and the word is this is just the beginning. This is extremely rare to see these docs without cargo.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tariff-tit-for-tat-has-seattle-waiting-for-the-ships-to-come-in/

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[–] 52 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Don’t worry, Americans are great at sharing and rationing

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah. They proved that with their expert handling of the toilet paper shortages during COVID!

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    I was down there just as Covid was ramping up and borders were closing. A guy had a couple of grocery carts full of meat. Took almost the whole display. He was arguing at the cash register because they wouldn’t let him buy it all

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