As much as 5 Billion each day according tojpmorgan analysts. Us retailers, automakers and other businesses now face Ballooning Freight rates ahead of the crucial festive shopping season. Large retailers have pulled forward imports of much of their Holiday Merchandise and made reservations with west Coast Ocean and Rail Carriers in hopes of avoiding any disruption. Lets speak to peter sand, chief analyst at xeneta, an Ocean Freight analytics firm. Hello to you. I know you have already calculated what this could mean if the Strike Action goes ahead, so do tell us more. A disruption like this always comes at a bad time for European Exporters into North America as well as North American exporters out of thE East Coast And Gulf coast. It will be impacted at first but this seems to be a first for almost 50 years, has the potential not only to lift Freight Rates higher due to the disruption from the strike, but certainly also to have wider implications, one or two months later down the road w
Forecast. Somebodys been paying attention. Thank you. We have a flood watch in effect, as well. So not only these unusually High Temperatures for february, but also, a lot of rain is on the way, and that means, this afternoon, through tomorrow, we could see some flooding in many areas. Here comes the rain. It is getting closer, it is raining out in the western part of the state. You look out here in ohio, and you see possibility of some thunderstorms, dont see any lightning showing up on radar, but already raining around the washington, d. C. Area. Soap, have the umbrella before you leave today. Even though it is not raining for most every us right now. This is the situation. 43 degrees, 7 08 your sunrise time, not expecting sunshine, expecting lot and lot of rain. Well let you know how much when we come back next time. Now, all of the temperatures are above freezing this morning. So thats why it is only rain in the forecast. The surge of mild air coming in ahead of the rain, and thats
Urbanite Theatre will continue its 2022/23 Season with the tender father-daughter drama Birds of North America by Anna Ouyang Moench. Directed by Urbanite Theatre Co-Artistic Director Summer Wallace, Birds of North America explores the complexities of familial relationships, and how personal politics and global worldviews shape our connections with those we love.