The Unions at the Ports of Long Beach and LA refuse to work weekends - other Ports run 24/7 - plus the Longshoremen refuse to let extra labor come in and work on the back log. It is a mess until more automation is installed at both Ports.
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I have worked as a consultant at a number of ports where they tried to go to a 24/7 operation. Most of them stopped that operation because it wasn’t working. It makes no sense to move a container out of a port terminal at 2:00 AM if the warehouse receiving the load ten miles away doesn’t open until 7:00.