Expanded Hours at LA Ports Has Limited Effect on Supply Chain

Expanded Hours at LA Ports Has Limited Effect on Supply Chain
Delays in the transfer of cargo continue in Southern California as vessels line the horizon waiting offload containers into the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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Opening the Southern California ports 24 hours a day, seven days a week has not helped to ease the supply chain crisis, some port officials and dock workers say.

In October 2021, a presidential task force asked the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to open around the clock to increase the hours and capacity that carriers and truckers could use to remove containers from the overloaded docks.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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