Port of L.A. works to clear backlog of trucks after system outage

Port of LA Works to Clear Backlog of Trucks After System Outage
LONG BEACH, CA - SEPTEMBER 27: Thousands of shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles are left dockside during a two-day lockout of longshoremen in every West Coast port that began at 6 p.m. on September 27, 2002 in Long Beach, California. The shippers' association locked out the union dock workers in a labor dispute, claiming that the longshoremen were working too slowly though workers claim they are struggling to keep up with an increased workload. The disruption in international trade is expected to cost the nation $1 billion for each day that the ports remain closed. Photo credit David McNew/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A system outage at one of the Port of Los Angeles' seven container terminals caused a massive backlog of trucks today trying to enter the port, but officials said the issue had been resolved by early afternoon.

Video from the scene showed hundreds of trucks caught in the traffic backlog, waiting to enter the port. Trucks were backed up to Highway 47, and port police were assisting with traffic control.

A port representative said the issue was IT-related, but the exact nature of the problem was unclear.

Port officials said the system outage lasted about 90 minutes, but it was repaired by early afternoon. Trucks were again moving in and out of the port, and authorities were working to alleviate the lingering traffic jam.

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