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Supply Squeeze

Port Gridlock Stretches Supply Lines Thin in Blow for Economies

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  • Delays may get worse before improving, several experts warn
  • Christmas gifts are sitting on the dock of a bay, wasting time

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Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping season, erode corporate profits and drive up consumer prices.