Bad weather and rising COVID-19 cases contribute to some empty shelves in Anchorage's grocery stores:
The Matson container vessel Tacoma approaches the Port of Alaska in Anchorage on Jan. 11, 2022.
The Fred Meyer store in Midtown Anchorage has signs taped to its cooler doors: “Severe weather has caused shipping issues, these items are temporarily out of stock.” A sign for I-90 is partially obscured by snow Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. Authorities say Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state has received the highest snowfall in 20 years as of Jan. 3, 2022.
“Increasing COVID cases are temporarily reducing labor in every segment of the supply chain,” she said.COVID-19 has not caused significant outbreaks at the ports in Tacoma and Seattle, said Melanie Stambaugh of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which runs marine cargo operations in the Seattle and Tacoma ports.
Reduced hours for port crews during holiday breaks around Christmas also impacted shipments and loading recently, said Eddie Walton, Matson’s director of Alaska Railbelt logistics.
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