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'Digging out' from LA/Long Beach strike may go faster than expected

Ports

Thursday, December 06, 2012

It may take less time for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to dig out from the backlog cargo from last week's dockworkers' strike than some had feared. Philip Sanfield, a spokesman for the Port of Los Angeles, said that overall process may end up being measured in days rather than weeks. He said the huge size of the two ports - their terminals, workforce, railroad infrastructure and large number of truckers - give them a great deal of "cargo ...

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