A truck passes by containers as cargo ships sit idle in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Feb. 12. (Michael Nelson / EPA)
The ports and the economy
Container ship waiting to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Pleasure boaters cruise past ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 12. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Container ships sit idle on Feb. 12. (Michael Nelson / EPA)
Three container ships wait offshore on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A passenger boat passes three container ships waiting to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A container ship waits to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
