The US west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are making moves to improve freight movement and reduce delays to container throughput following months of congestion. Both ports are expanding hours of service during which trucks can pick up and return containers, among other measures to address the backlog. 

The ports, which both lie in the San Pedro Bay area, move approximately 40% of all containerised cargo entering the US each year and about 30% of all containerised exports. They are the two largest container ports in the country and handle a significant amount of inbound automotive parts shipments.