Key U.S. West Coast ports stay open 24/7 to unsnarl supply chain

Biden teams with FedEx, Walmart and Samsung to ease import backlog

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Cargo container vessels are backlogged at the Port of Long Beach in California.  © AP

TAISEI HOYAMA and JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writers

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- The U.S. will keep major West Coast ports open around the clock to handle a long-running backlog of imports from China and elsewhere in Asia that is preventing many goods from reaching American store shelves, President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

"Today we have some good news," he said. "We're going to help speed up the delivery of goods all across America."

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