If the Trump administration wants to reshore economic activity, they need to increase the throughput of American ports or America will end up bottlenecked there.
They should subsidize port automation and crush the longshoremen union to make this happen.
Think about the effects:
They should subsidize port automation and crush the longshoremen union to make this happen.
Think about the effects:
Another thing to keep in mind: knock-on effects!
If ports become more efficient, horrid arrangements like going to more distant ports to avoid waiting would come to an end, or at least be reduced in their extent:
If ports become more efficient, horrid arrangements like going to more distant ports to avoid waiting would come to an end, or at least be reduced in their extent:
And one more thing to keep in mind:
Skeptics of port automation often cite the need for higher export volumes to justify port automation. Without that, it can take a long time to pay off, and the benefits over a non-automated port might be too small, at least with current tech.
Skeptics of port automation often cite the need for higher export volumes to justify port automation. Without that, it can take a long time to pay off, and the benefits over a non-automated port might be too small, at least with current tech.
If you are looking to increase your export volume--as is one of the goals of reindustrialization--then it becomes an even better idea to automate the ports.
In other words, it pays for itself faster, and as you'll see if you read my article on this, in multiple ways.
In other words, it pays for itself faster, and as you'll see if you read my article on this, in multiple ways.
If you want to learn more about the need to automate America's ports and how it can be done, check out my article on the topic: cremieux.xyz/p/just-pay-the…
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