Consumers Buying Goods Online During The Covid Pandemic Results In Backup Of Tanker Ships At Long Beach Port

SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 01: Container ships and shipping containers (C) are viewed at the Port of Los Angeles with the Port of Long Beach in the distance on February 1, 2021 in San Pedro, California. As of January 28, a record 38 container ships were on standby to offload cargo to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles amid a wave of online consumer goods purchases in the U.S. amid the pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)