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'We Currently Have No Container Ships,' Seattle Port Says

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232 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 10 May 25 15:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.471s | source
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mattskr ◴[10 May 25 17:43 UTC] No.43947458[source]▶
I've been watching What's Going on With Shipping (https://www.youtube.com/@wgowshipping). He's a professor and a former merchant mariner. More importantly, he's super sober about the facts of the situation and frankly has a better overall understanding of logistics than a random journalist. I'm tired of the sensationalism of every damn thing, and at least this guy's channel gives a more realistic perspective.

Highly recommend watching his stuff if "shipping" is your new sudden "expertise" because it's the hot new thing the media cycle wants you to focus on.

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danesparza ◴[10 May 25 17:48 UTC] No.43947495[source]▶
I've been watching that channel, too. Good stuff.

But calling this "a random journalist" when the article directly quotes Seattle port commissioner Ryan Calkins is minimizing the truth.

From the article:

"I can see it right over my shoulder here, I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at berth," Seattle port commissioner Ryan Calkins told CNN on Wednesday.

"That happens every once in a while at normal times, but it's pretty rare," he added. "And so to see it tonight is I think a stark reminder that the impacts of the tariffs have real implications."

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firesteelrain ◴[10 May 25 17:53 UTC] No.43947534[source]▶
"That happens every once in a while..."

Are we looking at this moment as one of those times? It sounds like he is unsure if it is truly tariff impacts or not if he has seen it before.

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1. habinero ◴[10 May 25 22:30 UTC] No.43949534[source]▶
I think it's pretty self-apparent? He's saying it occasionally happens but it's rare and the fact that it's happening now is a concerning data point.

It's like climate change: sure, historically you naturally get years with lots of hurricanes or really strong ones.

But if you get, on average, more and more hurricanes and the hurricanes themselves are stronger? That's a trend.