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The main US port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach is on target for record volumes this year.

Both gateways saw big spikes in throughput last month and predict more frothy volumes for December.

So far, they are coping with the elevated traffic levels, but signals of strain raise questions about a possible spike in January, as spillover from a likely east coast port shutdown threatens to hit in the run-up to the Chinese New Year holiday. 

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