Economics
Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Waves of Ships Inundate World’s Ports
- Europe’s ports brace for disrupted traffic from Suez fallout
- Surge in global trade has overloaded ocean shipping industry
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Los Angeles port officials see progress in reducing their bottleneck of cargo ships. Sail north to Oakland, though, and the line is even longer and there’s talk of the congestion lasting through the summer.