Oakland tops LA area as waves of ships inundate world's ports

Los Angeles port officials now see progress in reducing their bottleneck situation, but further north in Oakland the queue of ships is growing. Meanwhile, European ports are dealing with the Suez blockage fallout.
Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Brendan Murray, Bloomberg

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.

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