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SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 15: People ride on a tour boat beneath cargo containers stacked on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container port, on October 15, 2021 in San Pedro, California. As surging inflation and supply chain disruptions are disrupting global economic recovery, the Washington-based IMF has projected that global gross domestic product will grow by 5.9% this year — a 0.1 percentage point lower than its July estimate. The Port of Los Angeles is transitioning to 24/7 operations amid efforts to ease supply backlogs. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Shipping companies face fines for docking too long at ports

Southern California port officials say shipping companies will start to face hefty fines for sitting too long at the terminals amid a massive container backlog.