Calls to vaccinate California port workers to prevent shutdown

Vessel Mgr. Pier 400 LSA with a specially painted vehicle to promote safety.

If things weren’t difficult enough at the Los Angeles/Long Beach container hub gateway, what with soaring levels of congestion and some 30-plus box ships at any given time waiting at anchor to berth, rampant Covid-19 infection rates in California threaten to deplete the number of dockers available to work, LA port director Gene Seroka estimates that up to 1,800 dockers may already be on coronavirus-related sick leave, according to Maritime Executive. “Los Angeles health officials are sympathetic to the concerns… ...