That political fight for Port of LA ownership started in the 90s under Clinton. I know someone that may or may not have worked for the FBI that fought those assholes on the sale and eventually killed it... temporarily. They were rewarded by having the Port of LA branch dismantled, or at least that particular branch they may or may not have been in.

The thing may don't understand is that the Port of Long Beach and LA are actually separate but they are right next to each other. The only reason LA has a port is because they bought up a long thin slice of land all the way down the I-110 corridor to the port to be able to legal own it. Look at a map of LA City and you'll see the portion I'm referring to.

Because LA City basically controls LA County it allows the Port of LA to do some shady stuff and easily get away with it which is why it's been the focus of foreign influence for so long.

Sounds like white hats have "fixed" that problem as of late and are rejecting vessels with suspicious cargo manifests. Thing about it, you came all that way, need fuel and supplies but if you dock you're going to get a probe shoved up your ass, what do you do? Sounds like punished level pain to me. The brilliant part is they are using the rule of law to kill the shipping companies, logistics companies, and the manufacturing companies that are complicit in shipping contraband.