West Coast ports head south to salvage relation with fruit exporters

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners and officials from the port are packing their bags and heading to Chile and three countries in Asia this month so shore up relations with key shipping lines and fruit exporters impacted by the recent 9-month-long labor dispute at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce.  To access, please click on the above link.)