these hours. reporter: clearing the backlog may take months. it could be the end of 2022 before things get back to normal normal meaning a ship enters the port, unloads and departs with no delays. we need to see further downstream logistics. they all have to fire at the same time for it to become very efficient. reporter: they re not going to be able to beach the magic wand to make this go away. there is no magic wand. it s a huge bottleneck. reporter: at the end of the supply chain, are store owners like tony jabuka, whose bike shop is just down the street from the backed-up port. when we met him a month ago jabuka was waiting for a bike order he made a year ago. do you know when those bikes are going to come in? no, not really. reporter: and all those kids bikes you re waiting for, where are they? they re on the ships or maybe still in asia, but they re not in warehouses. reporter: dock workers tell me they are all for this 24-hour port plan. in fact, they say the