>> NEWS 4 JAX WAS TO TACKLE BIG PROBLEMS THAT ARE IMPACTING ALL OF US. WE CALL
THIS NEW INITIATIVE
SOLUTIONARIES. THE IDEA IS TO
FIND BIG PICTURE SOLUTIONS TO
PROBLEMS. TONIGHT, THE
INNOVATIVE WAY ONE PORT IS
TACKLING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
CRISIS.
>> CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR
LAUREN BERNAL TRAVEL TO
SAVANNAH TO FIND ANSWERS.
LAUREN.
>> SO, JOY, YOU’VE SEEN THE
JAM OF CONTAINER SHIPS SITTING
IDLY OFFSHORE. THE VESSELS ARE
PACKED ITEMS DESTINED FOR
STORE SHELVES. NOW IN GEORGIA,
THEY’RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO
MOVE FORWARD. STARTING AT THE
DOCKS.
>> WHEN YOU OWN A VEGAN
RESTAURANT, A RE OF MADNESS.
LET’S TOSS THE KAISER
>> WITH WHAT WE DO. FINDING A
SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT IS ALREADY
A SUBSTITUTE IS DIFFICULT TO
KNOW.
>> I USE THAT FOR FISH AGAIN,
NOT IN STOCK AND THE SUPPLY
CHAIN SHORTAGE IS MAKING WHAT
IS ALREADY A DIFFICULT JOB
HARDER. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE ONE
CAN LEFT THAT I’M ABOUT TO
AFTER THIS. GO TRY TO FIND AND
TRACK DOWN BOT. SOME GUYS ARE
TRYING TO FIND THESE ITEMS ON
WHOLESALE. IT WASN’T A WINNER
OR DID IT. BUT BY THE TIME THE
TRUCK WAS LOADED, IT WAS OUT
OF STOCK, WHICH MEANS KAISER
IS NOW PAYING THE SAME PRICE
YOU OR I WOULD PAY AT THE
GROCERY STORE. YES. AND
SOMETIMES EVEN THE BIG BOX
STORES ARE OUT. ONE GREAT
VALUE WITHOUT ITS PROBLEMS. I
MEAN, HONEST. NOW THIS PROBLEM
GOES FAR BEYOND. CRAVE BEGINS
KITCHEN AND A MALL OUTSIDE
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WHEN
BORDERS CLOSE AROUND THE WORLD
IN 2020 SHIPMENTS OF GOODS
WHEN BUSINESSES BEGAN.
REOPENING DEMAND RETURN, CARGO
SHIPS FILLED WITH ITEMS,
WAITED TO BE OFFLOADED AT
PORTS, BUT THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH WORKERS TO UNLOAD THEM
AND NOT ENOUGH TRUCKERS TO
DELIVER TO STORES THE RESULTS
ECONOMICS ONE ON ONE DEMAND
OUTGREW THE SUPPLY AND COSTS
KEEP GOING UP.
>> THE PRICE HAS TRIPLED ON
MANY THINGS. ROBUST, ORGANIC
OLIVE OIL. WE DON’T TALK ABOUT
WHAT THAT CASE NOW LOOKS LIKE
WHEN IT WAS. I’M JUST GONNA
SAY IT. IT WAS 28 TO 32. NOW
IT’S 55 TO $65. AND THAT IS
ASTRONOMICALLY INSANE.
>> THE MILLION DOLLAR
QUESTION. IS THERE ONE
SOLUTION TO FIX THE SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUE? NO.
>> THERE IS NO ONE THING TO
FIX IT. BUT I THINK WHAT I AM
SAYING IS
>> THERE ARE GOOD THINGS ARE
HAPPENING THERE HAPPENING IN
PLACES LIKE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA,
THE PORT OF SAVANNAH AT THE
2022. SAVANNAH, STATE OF THE
PORT AT THE HELM OF THIS
CONFERENCE, GEORGIA PORT
AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GRIFF LYNCH. BUT THERE ARE
SOLUTIONS. THERE ARE WAYS WE
CAN HELP. NOW. THE EVENT IS A
WAY FOR THE GEORGIA PORT
AUTHORITY TO SHOW OFF ITS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND UNLIKE
MANY OTHER PORTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY, SAVANNAH, SPORTS ARE
DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. BUT
THAT WASN’T ALWAYS THE CASE IN
OCTOBER, LIKE THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY. SAVANNAH, SPORTS HEAD
UP TO 30 CARGO SHIPS WAITING
TO OFFLOAD ANY GIVEN TIME. AND
HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE TODAY? 0.
THERE ARE 0 SUCH AN ANCHOR TO
AND IT’S NOT THAT THE PORT OF
SAVANNAH IS SMALL. IT’S THE
3RD LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY
WITH PLANS TO EXPAND CONTAINER
CAPACITY BY 60% IN THE NEXT 3
YEARS. AND FOR PERSPECTIVE AT
THE TIME WE DID THIS INTERVIEW
IN FEBRUARY, IT HAD 0 SHIPS
WAITING TO OFFLOAD PORTLAND
HAD 18, SOUTH CAROLINA. 34 IN
CALIFORNIA MORE THAN 80 PART
OF OUR VALUES IS CREATIVITY
AND THAT’S CONCERNING
OURSELVES INTO THE SUPPLY
CHAIN WERE NECESSARY TO FIND
SOLUTIONS. AND ONE OF
SOLUTIONS TO FIXING THE SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUE.
>> ISN’T ACTUALLY ON THE
WATER. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO
GO FURTHER INLAND STACKED LIKE
LEGO’S. THIS IS ONE OF THE 6
POP UP FACILITIES ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST OWNED BY THE GEORGIA
PORT AUTHORITY.
>> IN TOTAL THE YARDS OF EMPTY
LAND OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL
500,000 TEEN USE OF ANNUAL
CONTAINER SPACE. NOW TO THE
USER, HOW CARGO SHIPS MEASURE
SPACE, A STANDARD 20 FOOT
SHIPPING CONTAINER IS ONE T E
U. NOW MOST CARGO SHIP’S HOLD
BETWEEN 10,021 1000 TE EU’S,
WHICH MEANS COMBINED THESE
POP-UP YARDS CAN FIT AS MANY
AS 50 CARGO SHIPS WORTH OF
CONTAINERS. WE TO PROVIDE OUR
CUSTOMERS WITH MORE SPACE
BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO
SEND THEIR CARGO EXPLAINED
BETWEEN TRUCKER SHORTAGES AND
A LAG IN ORDERING TIMES.
BUSINESSES AREN’T ALWAYS READY
TO PICK UP THEIR SHIPMENTS
WHEN THEY GET TO THE PORT
THESE POP-UP YARDS OFFER A
TEMPORARY HOME FOR THE
CONTAINERS WHILE CREATING MORE
SPACE AT THE PORT FOR OTHER
SHIPS TO OFFLOAD. THERE ARE
DECISIONS AND THINGS WE’VE
DONE. THAT WILL BE PART OF
PERMANENT PART OF OUR OUR
MAKEUP MOVING FORWARD AS A
RESULT OF THE CHALLENGES. WE
HAVE THE POP UP CONTAINERS
ALONE ARE NOT GOING TO FIX A
WORLDWIDE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE.
WE’RE STILL UP AGAINST AND WE
HAVE 0 SHIPS ANCHOR TODAY. BUT
GIVEN THE FACT THAT THERE ARE
MANY PORTS THAT ARE HIGHLY
CONGESTED.
>> CUSTOMERS ARE CALLING US
ASKING IF THEY CAN BRING THE
SHIP TO US.
>> SO WE CANNOT HANDLE
20 MILLION TO USE, RIGHT? SO
WE’RE BUILDING TO GET TO 7 AND
A HALF TO 9 MILLION TO USE.
EVERY PORT IS A FINITE NUMBER
OF THE NICE THING ABOUT THE
GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY IS OUR
EXPANSION CAPABILITY IS
UNBELIEVABLE. AND UNMATCHED.
IT’S JUST A MATTER. HOW
QUICKLY CAN WE BUILD IT? WE
NEED TIME. TIME IS OKAY. EVERY
DAY. A RACE AGAINST THE
>> TO KEEP THE SHIPS MOVING.
WE’RE DOING OUR BEST.
>> AND BUSINESSES OPEN.
>> AND AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED,
POP-UP YARDS, LITTLE PIECE OF
THIS BIGGER PROBLEM. AND I
ACTUALLY DID TALK TO THE PORT
AUTHORITY, A FLORIDA AND THEY
HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF THESE
POP UP YARDS. THEY JUST DON’T
HAVE THE DEMAND. WE DON’T HAVE
ENOUGH CARGO SHIPS COMING INTO
OUR PORTS BECAUSE THERE’S
ALREADY SO MANY DEALS WORK OUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THEY
EVEN GET TO USE THEM BECAUSE
WE DON’T HAVE THAT. SO IT’S
FIGURING OUT ALL THOSE LITTLE
TRICKY SOLUTIONS WHO CAN DO IT
BEST. AND THAT’S HOW YOU SAW
THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE IN THE
MOST SIMPLE AS FARM POSSIBLE.
IT REALLY IS A FASCINATING
CONCEPT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
>> EXPLAINS SOLUTIONARIES THE
CONCEPT BEHIND THIS PROJECT
WE’RE DOING. SO IT’S SO COOL
AND SOMETHING I REALLY TAKE TO
HEART BECAUSE
>> WE HEAR SO MUCH BAD NEWS
EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE TALK
ABOUT PROBLEMS EVERY SINGLE
DAY. WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO
INTRODUCE TO YOU AT HOME IS
SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE DOING TO FIX
THIS AND KIND OF THE GOAL
BEHIND THIS? THIS IS A GIANT
GOAL THROUGHOUT OUR COMPANY
THROUGHOUT STATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IS SAYING, HEY, WHO’S
DOING IT BETTER? HOW CAN WE
BRING THAT TO FLORIDA? AND
THEY CAN BE LITTLE SOLUTIONS.
THEY DON’T NEED TO BE SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES AND THE IT’S
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR
YOURSELF. I’LL TELL YOU A
LITTLE SNEAK PEEK. I’M WORKING
ON A STORY FOR EARTH DAY WHERE
PEOPLE ARE MAKING PLASTIC BAGS
INTO SLEEPING BAGS FOR THE
HOMELESS, SOMETHING SO LITTLE
THEY ARE ABLE TO DO SO. THAT’S
ANOTHER STORY WE’RE WORKING ON
AND THOSE ARE THINGS WE’RE
DOING. WE’RE TRYING TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO SOLUTIONS
ADDRESS. REALLY, ALWAYS JUST