Anyone who could open a port free of longshoreman unions (aka able to automate) would be a step function above what we have. That's not easy to swing politically though.
Eh. I've worked at a massively automated container terminal free from unions (not in the US). It's not any faster than your US terminals. Less people, sure, but not any faster.
I think you massively overestimate the gains automation would bring you.
This is an apples to oranges comparison.
He said union-free, not automated.
> (aka able to automate)
It's right there.
Yeah, Bezos could just buy Houston?
Might be wiser to buy something on the west coast if efficiency is the goal.
Yeah, it’s weird. I was watching a YouTube that showed how Amazon was building their own extra long containers and bringing them up the river in Houston on specially constructed container ships with integrated cranes for unloading/loading.