NgoMgqibelo, abenzi bomthetho baseMelika bebelungiselela ukuqinisa imithetho ezinkampanini zemikhumbi yamazwe omhlaba, lapho i-White House kanye nabathekelisi baseMelika nabathumela ngaphandle bephikisana ngokuthi izindleko eziphakeme zempahla zithikameza ukuhweba, zikhuphule izindleko futhi ziqhubekisele phambili ukwehla kwamandla emali, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba ngoMgqibelo.

Abaholi be-House Democratic bathi bahlela ukuthatha isinyathelo esesiphasiswe yiSenethi ngesonto elizayo ukuze baqinise imingcele yokulawula ukusebenza kwemikhumbi futhi banciphise ikhono labathwali basolwandle ukukhokhisa amanani akhethekile.Umthethosivivinywa, owaziwa nge-Ocean Shipping Reform Act, waphasisa iSenethi ngevoti lezwi ngoMashi.

Imboni yezokuthutha kanye nezikhulu zezohwebo zithi i-Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) isivele inamandla okusebenzisa amathuluzi amaningi okuqinisa umthetho, futhi i-White House ihlela ukufaka imininingwane emthethweni ezogqugquzela abalawuli ukuthi bathathe isinyathelo.Lo mthethosivivinywa uzokwenza kube nzima ukuthi izinkampani zemikhumbi zenqabe izimpahla ezithunyelwa ngaphandle, okuthe eminyakeni emibili edlule zithumele inqwaba yeziqukathi ezingenalutho emuva e-Asia ukuze zithole impahla ethe xaxa olwandle, okuholele ekushodeni kweziqukathi eNyakatho Melika.

Ukwehla kwamandla emali e-United States akukakafiki phezulu, futhi i-CPI ngoMeyi yafinyelela eminyakeni engama-40 ephezulu unyaka nonyaka.Ngo-June 10, i-US Bureau of Labor Statistics ikhiphe idatha ebonisa ukuthi i-US CPI yenyuka ngo-8.6% unyaka nonyaka, izinga eliphezulu elisha kusukela ngoDisemba 1981, futhi laliphakeme kunenyanga edlule kanye nokwanda okulindelekile ngo-8.3%;i-CPI ikhuphuke ngo-1% inyanga nenyanga, iphakeme kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe ngo-0.7% no-0.3% ngenyanga edlule.

Enkulumweni ebisePort of Los Angeles emahoreni ambalwa ngemuva kokukhishwa kwedatha ye-CPI yase-US ngoMeyi, uBiden uphinde wagxeka izinkampani zemikhumbi ngokukhuphuka kwamanani azo, wathi izinkampani eziyisishiyagalolunye ezinkulu zemikhumbi ziqophe inzuzo ye- $ 190 billion ngonyaka owedlule, futhi. ukwenyuka kwentengo kubangele ukukhuphuka kwezindleko zabasebenzisi.UBiden ugcizelele udaba lwezindleko eziphakeme zempahla futhi wacela iCongress ukuthi "yehlise" izinkampani zemikhumbi yasolwandle.UBiden uveze ngoLwesine ukuthi esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zokwenyuka kwezindleko zokuthumela imikhumbi ukuthi izinkampani eziyisishiyagalolunye zemikhumbi yasolwandle zilawula imakethe ye-trans-Pacific futhi zenyusa amanani ezimpahla ngo-1,000%.Ekhuluma ePort of Los Angeles ngoLwesihlanu, uBiden uthe sekuyisikhathi sokuthi izinkampani zemikhumbi ezihamba olwandle zazi ukuthi "ukuqolwa kuphelile" nokuthi enye yezindlela ezibalulekile zokulwa nokwehla kwamandla emali ukwehlisa izindleko zokuthutha izimpahla. iketango.

UBiden usole ukuntuleka kokuncintisana embonini yasolwandle ngezindleko eziphakeme zokuhlinzekwa kwempahla, okwenza ukwehla kwamandla emali kufinyelele ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu eminyakeni engama-40.Ngokusho kwe-FMC, izinkampani zemikhumbi eziyi-11 zilawula umthamo omningi wamabhokisi omhlaba futhi ziyasebenzisana ngaphansi kwezivumelwano zokwabelana ngomkhumbi.

Phakathi nalolu bhubhane, amanani aphezulu wezimpahla kanye nobunzima bomthamo embonini yezokuthutha kwahlukumeza abathengisi, abakhiqizi nabalimi baseMelika.Ngaleso sikhathi, isidingo sendawo emikhunjini yamabhokisi sakhula, futhi izinkampani zemikhumbi zaseYurophu nase-Asia zenza inzuzo eyizigidigidi zamaRandi.Abathengisi bezolimo baseMelika bathi baphuthelwe izigidigidi zamadola emalini engenayo ngonyaka odlule ngokwenqaba ukuthumela imithwalo yabo ukuze bathumele iziqukathi ezingenalutho zibuyele e-Asia ukuze bathole imizila yokuhweba enenzuzo ebheke empumalanga.Abathenga kwamanye amazwe bathi bakhokhiswa inhlawulo eshisiwe ngokwehluleka ukubuyisa amakhonteyna ngezikhathi zesiminyaminya enqaba ukuphatha amakhonteyna.

Ngokusho kwedatha ye-FMC, isilinganiso sesilinganiso somthwalo emakethe yeziqukathi zomhlaba sikhuphuke ngokuphindwe kasishiyagalombili phakathi nalolu bhubhane, safinyelela inani eliphakeme lama- $ 11,109 ngo-2021. Inhlolovo yakamuva ye-ejensi ibonise ukuthi imboni yasolwandle iyaqhudelana nokuthi ukunyuka kwamanani okusheshayo kubangelwa “ ukwanda kwesidingo sabathengi baseMelika okuholela ekungeneni komthamo wemikhumbi.”Phakathi nalolu bhubhane, abantu baseMelika abaningi banciphise imali esetshenziswa ezindaweni zokudlela futhi bahambela izinto ezihlala isikhathi eside njengemishini yasehhovisi lasekhaya, izinto zikagesi kanye nefenisha.Ukuthengwa kwempahla e-US kwenyuke ngo-20% ngo-2021 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2019. Amazinga okuthutha ehle kakhulu ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwemali kwabathengi base-US okubuthakathaka.Izinga eliphakathi nendawo lamabhokisi emizila eminyene esuka e-Asia ukuya e-US West Coast lehle ngo-41% laya ku-$9,588 ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, ngokwenkomba ye-Freightos-Baltic.Isibalo semikhumbi yamabhokisi elinde ukuthulula sehlile nasezindaweni zokuphatha ezimatasatasa e-US, okuhlanganisa namachweba aseLos Angeles naseLong Beach.Inani lemikhumbi elakhiwe ngoLwesine lalingama-20, lehle lisuka kurekhodi elingu-109 ngoJanuwari kanti liphansi kakhulu kusukela ngoJulayi 19 ngonyaka odlule, ngokusho kwedatha evela kwaSouthern California Marine Exchange.

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