The off-peak PierPass programme designed to shift Los Angeles and Long Beach port cargo operations to nights and Saturdays has commenced, but the controversy promises to rage on. Residents living near the ports are concerned about night-time noise and pollution, while smaller exporters in particular fear the scheme's impact on their profits - and truckers complain that they will lose out, with salary, safety and quality time with their families all compromised.

Los Angeles smog: residents are fed up