Logistics Plus Customs Brokerage Manager Gretchen Blough made another appearance on Marketplace, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, to discuss why freight delays are becoming less common.
As container ship congestion eases in some of the major U.S. ports, customs brokers have finally started to see things calm down (in relative terms). “We know the fixed date of when freight is arriving now,” said Blough, who works at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania. “Before, it was a little unpredictable because of all the port delays. Things are getting better, things are getting more normal, but like I said, always influx.”
You can listen to the complete podcast segment below or online at https://www.marketplace.org/2022/09/12/in-the-customs-business-delays-are-becoming-less-common/
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