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Long Beach Fees Waived After Strike
Officials at the Port of Long Beach in the U.S. say they will waive some cargo fees to provide financial relief to shippers hurt by the recent strike and help get containers moving quickly.
"We are relieved to return to full operations and we want to do our part in getting things back to normal as soon as possible," said Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle.
"Hundreds of thousands of jobs are dependent on our local ports, so the work now begins to clear the backlog and to get our economic engine humming again."
The port will waive its portion of cargo fees assessed due to delays in moving the products if they were incurred or impacted by the closure of terminals during the strike.
The eight-day strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which had prevented billions of dollars in cargo from moving through the ports, ended late Tuesday.
