News / Drive for 24-hour operation struggling to gain traction in US ports

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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hardly rocking around the clock. Container terminal operators are sceptical that the measure can help whittle down the congestion on the docks as ships continue to pile up outside the harbour.

Alarmed by supply chain disruptions, the US government decided it had to make changes, a move that has been labelled an act to “save Christmas”, and the most tangible outcome so far on the marine side has been the decision to ...