A shortage of truck drivers in both countries led to bottlenecks at ports and inland rail hubs, forcing some warehouses to refuse delivery of new containers until backlogs could be reduced.

Thanks to you, the backlog of tedious work has been completed.

The backlog of ships trying to pass through the Suez Canal could take about four days to work through, following nearly a week in which the vital waterway was blocked by a massive container ship.

If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding.