Photos: The ports and the economy

A truck passes by containers as cargo ships sit idle in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Feb. 12.

A truck passes by containers as cargo ships sit idle in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Feb. 12. (Michael Nelson / EPA)

Feb. 13, 2015 12 AM PT

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The ports and the economy

Idle ship

Container ship waiting to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Port of Los Angeles

Pleasure boaters cruise past ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 12. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Idle port

Container ships sit idle on Feb. 12. (Michael Nelson / EPA)

Waiting

Three container ships wait offshore on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Off the Southland coast

A passenger boat passes three container ships waiting to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Sunset

A container ship waits to get into the Port of Long Beach on Feb. 11. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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