Brooks Agnew – The New York Times reported last month that a record number of cargo container ships were anchored off the California coast. The question is, “What is holding those ships out at sea?

There are no military ships to block the ports. The captains of these ships, often sailing under non-US flags, are sovereign entities. They make money in moving containers of freight. I imagine they are on the phone every hour trying to find a way to get those containers off their ships and picking up another load to carry back. Someone, or something is preventing those ships from entering the port and unloading. Continue reading →