U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
06/14/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/14/2021 16:15
Chairs DeFazio, Carbajal Announce Hearing on the Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain
June 14, 2021
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Chairs DeFazio, Carbajal Announce Hearing on the Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain
Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, 'Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain.' This hearing will examine shipping container shortages caused by heightened demand of consumer products arriving from Asia, as well as how overstretched supply chains have affected our nation's ports.
The witnesses list is available here on the committee's website. Written testimony and a livestream can also be found on that page once available.
HEARING DETAILS
The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hearing on:
'Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain.'
Tuesday June 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. EDT
2167 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually
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