Denim Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Isaanlife said: Building a new plant in Vietnam and not Thailand. Imagine that! Thailand ran out of hubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isaanlife Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 55 minutes ago, Denim said: Thailand ran out of hubs. Wishful thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saanim Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Graemej100 said: Does this reporter seriously suggest that the lack of goods on supermarket shelves is a greater issue than Covid? Wow. The containers do not bring just the goods for supermarket shelves only. There are other necessary supplies needed for the national economy. For instance, never heard about problems of car industries missing certain parts for car completion? BTW, whether the economy problems are less important than Covid issue? Do you know the answer? There are also supplies missing for a proper Covid fighting, aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezze Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Graemej100 said: Does this reporter seriously suggest that the lack of goods on supermarket shelves is a greater issue than Covid? Wow. Yes , because it is a very big issue . You are witnessing a massive shift , creating big problems in supply chain . This is largely done by covid , but not all of it . Covid made homework for many possible , creating much bigger demand in PC , together with the blooming computercoin market created a shortage of chips . Next is the different spending , when people didn't travel anymore or aren't going to bars , much of that money is going to different areas . Things much closer to home are very popular , like renovations . All creating a shortage of products which do create the big inflation number . This all was enhanced by the blockage of Suez canal . While it only took 1 week, but it created a large backlog which is basically not so easy to fix . These container ships are all carefully planned and every minute costs money . Then we got the spike in gas price , at least partially provoked by politics of Nordstream 2 and the tension between US and Russia . Rising gas prices means also rising electricity prices and everything involved ( which is just everything ) . It's all a big massive snowball ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 So 'marketing through the media' commercial press releases are 'news' now? I hope Aseannow at least got paid to repost this advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saanim Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 There are statistics that 80% of all consumer goods are coming by sea. Length of a train loaded with containers of one year import would encircle multiple earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 21 hours ago, Isaanlife said: 1000's of containers on the ground in California. No trucks to move the containers to all points across the USA. The trucks are there but they have no drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:34 AM, Isaanlife said: Building a new plant in Vietnam and not Thailand. Imagine that! As with so many other things that are needed, that Thailand could produce, I was surprised to find they don't even produce E-bikes and we are forced to buy from China along with so many other items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:34 AM, Isaanlife said: Building a new plant in Vietnam and not Thailand. Imagine that! Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Its the second phase of the Great Reset, in the New World Order, essential for the sustainability of the planet, and profits of our governing megacorporations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:20 AM, webfact said: Containeritis, which is already starting to have a massive impact on all our lives is in fact not a virus, but an issue regarding containers. Over 95% of all imports arrive by containers, and many Western households rely on goods from the East. So you folks who can't do without imports from your home country. Sucks to be you. Containerist - it has absolutely no effect on our local markets. Out in the sticks life continues like it did 70 years ago sans buffalos - and we still have them out here if need be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, connda said: So you folks who can't do without imports from your home country. Sucks to be you. Containerist - it has absolutely no effect on our local markets. Out in the sticks life continues like it did 70 years ago sans buffalos - and we still have them out here if need be. Good thing they had the internet out there, and your device, so you could tell us that ... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 4 hours ago, brianthainess said: As with so many other things that are needed, that Thailand could produce, I was surprised to find they don't even produce E-bikes and we are forced to buy from China along with so many other items. EM bikes - decent quality electric bikes made in Thailand and sold through the Homepro Bike Hut network. Can get spare parts and extra batteries direct from the manufacturers web site, or on Shopee/Lazada. https://www.em-bike.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:54 AM, KhunLA said: They must be some pretty small containers. 24k is about the max, not 200k. Yes, one too may zeros....shouldn't post when drunk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 12:29 PM, Longwood50 said: To be redundant, look at the remainder of the world. Can you honestly say that the largest market in the world the USA has "stability" Look at just the oil industry. There was a shortage of oil yet one party wanted to keep a lid on it, Trump was elected and drilling resumed full speed ahead. Biden is elected and pipeline projects that were approved get cancelled, and drilling is suspended on all federal lands. In terms of "bribes" The USA and most other countries are just as guilty as Thailand but they are more sophisticated in how the bribe takes place. You think that legislation in the USA that favors certain industries or specific companies is not done by lobbyists who have found a way to grease the skids. Look at Biden himself. His son gets tens of thousands to serve on a board in Ukraine Why? Because of his extensive experience with gas and oil and Ukraine? Hunter Biden could not even spell Ukraine let alone have enough knowledge of the oil and gas industry. Biden's brother was part of a huge real estate development in Costa Rica but it needed electricity to make it possible. Now just what Vice President charged with overseeing the Caribbean shepherded funding for an electric project using U.S. dollars that brought the required electricity to that region. If favoritism, nepotism, and financial coercion had to be eliminated in order to do business with a specific country, your company would be limited to a lemonade stand on the corner. Point taken but if you get found out in the US, there are harsh penalties whilst in Asia it's just a way of life. Whilst there may be shady individuals in any company, I can pretty much guarantee (to the best of my knowledge) that we do not offer bribes, it's part of our DNA. We have pulled out of projects on occassions because of the brown envelope expectation. We are also audited internally and externally extensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longwood50 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Chelseafan said: Point taken but if you get found out in the US, there are harsh penalties whilst in Asia it's just a way of life. You are going to have to educate me on the "severe penalties" in the USA. For certain, Hillary Clinton lied repeatedly to the FBI and destroyed evidence under subpoena, James Comey who PS put Martha Stewart in jail for lying to the FBI also lied, plus leaked classified information a far worse offense. I must have missed their harsh penalties, and certainly each of these politicians must have just exercised "good investment decisions" to gain the net worth shown. As said, the USA is just as corrupt, just more sophisticated in than using envelopes. Plus you can't stuff the hundreds of millions into envelopes but you sure can get contributions in the tens of millions to your personal foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saanim Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 6:58 PM, brianthainess said: As with so many other things that are needed, that Thailand could produce, I was surprised to find they don't even produce E-bikes and we are forced to buy from China along with so many other items. Surprisingly, there are also other countries more developed than Thailand and they too do not produce E-bikes (whilst Thailand does produce). How depressing it has to be for people in those (not producing) countries that they are forced to buy from China - they are not used to such buying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saanim Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Back to containeritis: Another surprise for some: There is a huge quantity of "Hi-Tech" commodity that is demanded in Asia, thus making use of the empty containers abundance in USA: raw and sawn timber. The container freight back to Asia is offered just for a kiss, therefore so many US hardwood exporters are offering the wood with prices CIF up to the port of the buyers. And Land of Smile and Teak is one of the top buyers, of course not so big as China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaLa Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 5:28 PM, Chelseafan said: Yes, one too may zeros....shouldn't post when drunk! I've been on this forum for many years and it's the posts from sober teetotallers that worry me most. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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