THE JUROR TOLD THE COURT SHE
WOULD HAVE TROUBLE PASSING
JUDGMENT ON ANOTHER PERSON.
>>> A LIVE LOOK AT THE PORT OF
OAKLAND WHERE MORE DOCK WORKERS
AND NEW CRANES ARE PAYING OFF.
IF YOU NOTICE A DELAY IN ANY OF
YOUR ONLINE ORDERS, IT MAY BE A MASSIVE BACK-UP OF CARGO SHIPS
ON THE WEST COAST.
SPECIFICALLY IN LONG BEACH, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
HERE IN THE BAY AREA, NOT MUCH
OF A BACKLOG.
THINGS ARE GOING SO WELL, THEY
MAY BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF
THE BACKLOG ELSEWHERE.
>> Reporter: THREE NEW MASSIVE CRANES AND A FOURTH AT A BERTH
IN OAKLAND HELPED EASE THE
CONGESTION IN THE BAY WAITING TO UNLOAD AND GET RESTACKED.
THE NEW CRANES ALONG WITH
HUNDREDS OF NEWLY TRAINED PORT
WORKERS MEANS THE PORT OF
OAKLAND IS NOW ABLE TO EASE THE
BACK-UP AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PORTS.
>> WE ARE HERE AT THE READY TO
HELP IN THE SITUATION. WE HAVE SOME AVAILABLE CAPACITY
FOR PRODUCTS TO COME IN AND OUT.
>> Reporter: MORE DOCK WORKERS AND CRANES AREN’T THE ONLY
PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT WILL
NEED TO BE IMPROVED.
EMTHERE WAS ALREADY A SHORTAGE
OF TRUCK DRIVERS BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC AND NOW MANY ARE AGING OUT OF THE PROFESSION.
>> GETTING IN LINE AT THE PORT,
IT IS BECOMING A LITTLE DIFFICULT AS YOU GET OLDER.
SO SOME FOLKS, OF COURSE I’LL
WORK THERE.
>> Reporter: THE LONG LINES AT THE PORTS TO DROP OFF AND PICK
UP CARGO CONTAINERS MEANS
THEY’VE BEEN MAKING LESS MONEY.
SOME HAVE TAKEN ANOTHER JOBS.
THEY ARE HELPING TO STREAMLINE
THE PROCESS.
THE PANDEMIC HAS SHIFTED OUR
BUYING HABITS TO MORE ONLINE
SALES SO THE CARGO DEMAND ISN’T EASING UP ANY TIME SOON.
WITH HOLIDAYS AROUND THE CORNER,
ONE OF OAKLAND’S BIGGEST
LOGISTICS OPERATORS HAD SOME SHOPPING ADVICE.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY
PRUDENT TO START YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING EARLY THIS YEAR.
THAT THERE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE
DELAYS, SOME DISRUPTIONS AND SOME STOCKOUTS WHERE A PRODUCT