10/13/2021 - Intel Drop Update #4 (Food, Goods, Gas Shortages Crisis)

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STOCK UP ON FOOD, GOODS AND BASIC NECESSITIES WHILE YOU CAN!

Biggest U.S. Retailers Charter Private Cargo Ships to Sail Around Port Delays – Home Depot, Costco and Walmart resort to private charters in push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers.

East Coast Port Volumes Surge as Intl. Shipping Routes Seek Alternatives. Import volumes at US East Coast ports have rocketed, according to recent data, as backlogs at Long Beach have peaked interest from importers looking to mitigate delays. Judah Levine, the head of Freightos, said congestion and business at West Coast alternatives like Seattle and Vancouver, plus East Coast ports like NY/NJ and Savannah has been steadily increasing. The situation is so bad at the port of Savannah, around 80,000 containers are stacked up – 50% more than normal.

German energy firm E.ON has temporarily suspended new natural gas supply contracts for residential customers, the company said on Tuesday, as suppliers across Europe struggle with a steep post lockdown rise in demand: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy ... 021-10-12/

Truck drivers in Genoa block Italian port to protest Covid mandates. Truck drivers appear to paralyze traffic on roads around the PSA Voltri Terminal reportedly in protest against mandatory vaccine passports that are set to be required from October 15. It’s the latest in a series of protests against Italy’s health pass that has been mandated to all public and private workers in the country.