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October 28, 2014

Ships idle off Los Angeles thanks to ‘perfect storm'

  • One problem is terminals that were built when ships were a third the size of today's cargo behemoths.
  • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing their biggest crisis in a decade as container ships idle offshore because cargo can't be moved off the docks fast enough.

    The bottleneck blamed on a surge of imports, shortage of truck trailers, and bigger ships hauling more cargo has created a seven- to 10-day delay for retailers anxious to stock shelves for the holiday season.


     
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