24/7 Operations Might Not Be Enough to Solve Supply Chain Collapse

Published October 20, 2021 12:00am ET



The Biden administration announced last Wednesday that the Port of Los Angeles will now operate 24 hours a day. That’s belated good news, but how operations have been going at the neighboring Port of Long Beach, which is also operating around the clock, suggest that this might not be enough to solve California’s supply chain collapse.

At Long Beach, trucking and warehouse operations have not adapted to the new hours, with many truckers complaining of burdensome regulations regarding making appointments to pick-up and drop-off containers during the added shifts.

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