Port of Oakland
The earthquake and tsunami has slowed down production and shipping of Japanese goods that come to the United States. … Electricity shortages at manufacturing plants in Japan have slowed down production and then there are the damaged roads and bridges that make getting goods from point A to B difficult. Truck drivers at the Port of Oakland know they’ll start feeling the impact in a few weeks.
“Short term there is going to be delays in shipping from Japan and longer term we are going to see what it’s going to take for them and their rebuilding process. How is that going to impact potential increase in exports versus decrease in imports,” Isaac Kos-Read from the Port of Oakland said.