West Coast Port Terminals Temporarily Shut on Labor Shortage
- Los Angeles, Long Beach port terminals close on Thursday
- Dockworkers have been in labor talks since May last year
The Wan Hai 626 container ship at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California.
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The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach closed Thursday because of a manpower shortage that may have been exacerbated by drawn-out labor talks.
The port terminals were shut as of 5 pm local time because of a shortage of labor, according to notices sent to the trucking community that were viewed by Bloomberg News. It’s unclear when they will reopen.