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Friday Night Open Thread: Dude, Where’s My Cargo?

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 06:00 PM PDT

Or, as the article says, “A Drop in the Ocean.”

Pacific Ocean: “A week’s delay in the Suez Canal? Hold muh beer.”

One . . . singular sensation.

Shipping Containers Plunge Overboard as Supply Race Raises Risks
Insurance Journal | April 27, 2021 | Ann Koh
Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.
The shipping industry is seeing the biggest spike in lost containers in seven years. More than 3,000 boxes dropped into the sea last year, and more than 1,000 have fallen overboard so far in 2021. The accidents are disrupting supply chains for hundreds of U.S. retailers and manufacturers such as Amazon and Tesla.
There are a host of reasons for the sudden rise in accidents. Weather is getting more unpredictable, while ships are growing bigger, allowing for containers to be stacked higher than ever before. But greatly exacerbating the situation is a surge in e-commerce after consumer demand exploded during the pandemic, increasing the urgency for shipping lines to deliver products as quickly as possible.
"The increased movement of containers means that these very large containerships are much closer to full capacity than in the past," said Clive Reed, founder of Reed Marine Maritime Casualty Management Consultancy. "There is commercial pressure on the ships to arrive on time and consequently make more voyages."

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Kid Who Chewed His Pop Tart Into the “Shape of a Gun” In Trouble Again!

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 05:00 PM PDT

* For placing 14 “Good ‘n’ Plenty”s into a row like a “high-capacity” magazine.

* For chewing his Pop Tart in half — a masticoaggressive mockery of the halfs vs. the half-nots.

* For chewing his nails, preventing them from growing long like a transgender girl’s would.

* For not chewing his Pop Tart, thus leaving it in the shape of a pristine mail-in ballot for Biden that had neither been folded nor ever Putin an envelope.

* For not wearing the yellow “chew”-ish star that the judge mandated after his last conviction.

* For cultural appropriation — his ancestors did not come from the ancestral homeland of Pop Tarts.

* For speaking while eating. According to YouTube, FaceBook, and Twitter, one may either eat or speak freely, but not both.

* For not giving 10% of his buck teeth to “The Big Guy.”

* For calling the chocolate-filled, chocolate-frosted Pop Tarts with chocolate sprinkles “Pop Sharts.” (The Big Guy owns 10% of Pop Tarts and is peculiarly sensitive on this issue.)

* For trying to force them on Mil’tant the Toaster.

* For accidentally putting a slice of pineapple in the same room as his Pizza Bagels.

Man, this kid is nothing but trouble!

Jill Biden Insists Media Stop Using the Term “Misses” For His Gaffes and Pratfalls, Use “Doctoring” Instead

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:00 PM PDT