The 2008 economic crash fundamentally changed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, bringing in bigger ships and new technology to handle all the challenges of staying competitive.
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Cargoland was produced by Lu Olkowski as part of KCRW’s Independent Producer Project. And we're proud to announce that she has won a 2015 Edward R. Murrow Regional Award (Best News Series) for her investigation.
Photo: Harbor Commission Vice President Rich Dines poses in front of one of the Port of Long Beach’s new AGV’s, or Automated Guided Vehicles. (Lu Olkowski)