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White House port envoy: Shipping congestion demands further action

August 11, 2022 at 6:06 PM
A White House official tasked with leading the Biden administration’s work on supply chain disruptions is calling for more action to address shipping bottlenecks straining importers and exporters -- including, potentially, round-the-clock operations throughout the transportation supply chain. In an interview this week with Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero, White House Port and Supply Chain Envoy Stephen Lyons lauded efforts by the ports to address unprecedented shipping levels during the pandemic but said there was still “a...


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