20 THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE www.joc.com APRIL 4.2016
WEST
COAST
PORTS
SPECIAL
REPORT
By Bill Mongelluzzo
WITH THE 2008-09 eco-
nomic recession and the
labor problems of 2014-15
behind them, West Coast
ports see 2016 as the year
they will return to their
normal annual growth
trend of about 5 percent.
PACIFIC LIGHTS
After a disastrous 2015,
West Coast ports
appear to be back
on a growth track
Photo:
Philip
Pilosian
/
Shutterstock.com
