### 17 transparency is important for infrastructure efficiency > To address the immediate crisis, the Biden administration has [pushed ports](https://email.mg1.substack.com/c/eJwtkcGOhCAMhp9muGkAUcYDh73sa5iKlSGLYKCu8e0XZ5aQ_uGH0vJhgdClfBnCQmxPhSa6djQRzxKQCDM7CubJL4Ythmtp9cx8mdaMuIEPhu3HHLwF8inep4TopWIv80QhgY92lTPoXmHHlUIAGPq-kxrGTy04Fo_RokkxXNMOfmHBvIj28ui-HvK7zvM82_PlCV-pdtK69FvNOXtcfXRNTmm71yG5KpJLUUW8A68ho8VIzZ6Ty1hKA3FpwN69libFZk-ZGpuiq4-vXk1g3tyX1NHxTmguWtkqvc6rHgdYh95aeLb9QAXWq38ovjnRlmMuBPantWlj2RRKIWCum-4m9HYrpKnqdkRP14QR5oCLoXwgow_6N83JYcRcv2SZgIwYukHrTkmpBvHhVQGrjuvnyEdWyy6pZkWzAdF_1T-dbp1T) to offload boxes faster (with incredible whining from the carriers), and is seeking investment in port infrastructure. Congress should get involved, and investigate the shipping industry the way it did big tech a few years ago. To this end, restoring transparency in pricing across the board by making most contracts and pricing public would help problems and bottlenecks become apparent. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fmddn6919hayp90b883rrqf3) - [[Too Big to Sail How a Legal Revolution Clogged Our Ports by Matt Stoller#17 transparency is important for infrastructure efficiency|View in Vault]]