On that stuck ship,,,

[joetheman]

You mean there is no way to lift the good by air to ships on the other side of the stuck ship? And why would delay result in higher prices? But what do I know? One thing for sure, we now know you don't have to drop a bomb to beat the west.

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. You would need a heavy lift helicopter, and it would take

a LONG time to move enough containers.

Most industry uses "just in time" inventory protocol, which means that when goods do not arrive as scheduled, production/sales stop. When a good disappears from the shelf, price goes up for what can be found. A lot of times, the mere anticipation of shortage is enough to raise the price.

[Lochloosa]

2. Read this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215271361

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Removing cargo from the top of the stack is the least likely way to capsize it, as it lowers ...

... the center of mass. On the other hand ... adding flotation to the ship would raise the center of mass and possibly move it off-center. Dredging sand should work, it it's done evenly. That's mostly what they''e doing now.

But airlifting is pretty impractical. You don't often see big copters lifting heavy cargo because (a) it is very expensive, (b) it is extremely laborious, (c) it is pretty dangerous.

Not that they can't lift pretty heavy loads ...

[Towlie]

4. The Ever Given could be carrying up to 20,000 standard shipping containers.

 
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But to be fair, they wouldn't have to unload all of them to free the ship.

Washington Post Article

[pwb]

5. Are we sure the wind was even blowing that day?

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