Mexico hots up competition for US boxes..

A recently released report in the US warns that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could potentially see 50% of their imported containers switch to alternative facilities in neighbouring Mexico, with Lazara Cardenas viewed as the main threat. Indeed, last years dock workers strike on the US West Coast, plus ongoing delays, prompted US retail giants Wal-Mart Stores and Costco Wholesale to trial alternative outlets in order to minimise disruption to imported goods.