One Year Later: No End In Sight For Supply Chain Crisis
November 2022
After one year of surveying companies in the medical supply chain, HIDA has found only slight reductions in the length of shipping delays and the volume of delayed medical containers. These persistent delays remain far above pre-COVID levels.
|
December 2021 |
March 2022 |
June 2022 |
October 2022 |
Medical Containers
Delayed |
8,000 - 12,000
Containers |
9,000 - 14,000
Containers |
7,000 - 10,000
Containers |
7,000 - 10,000
Containers |
| Average Delay |
37 Days |
27 Days |
27 Days |
25 Days |
Stakeholders Predict Persistent Delays For 2023
Over 90% of survey respondents reported the situation has stayed the same or worsened over the last three months.
Shippers Shift Cargo To East Coast Ports
West Coast port delays have accelerated a shift to East Coast ports to service medical containers.
Share Of Medical Containers By Port
Find more resources about the healthcare supply chain on HIDA’s Understanding Healthcare Distribution page.