I don't have much knowledge of the shipping industry, but
OP already stated that the port of LA was ALWAYS running 24/7, so this is nothing new. I don't know if you are referring to a different port, but LA, at least, seems to be operating normally.
The Lunar New Year happens every year and not until the end of January or into February. It does go on for a period of time, but I am skeptical that it would interrupt work for more than two weeks - and likely not more than one week. Blaming the Lunar New Year for any of the current or expected problems is unrealistic.
Lumpers work in a warehouse unloading cargo from the containers, as I recall. The warehouses didn't use to work 24/7, but as far as loading & unloading containers onto the docks that was a 24/7 operation when I was in shipping 25 years ago.
I don't have much knowledge of the shipping industry, but
OP already stated that the port of LA was ALWAYS running 24/7, so this is nothing new. I don't know if you are referring to a different port, but LA, at least, seems to be operating normally.
The Lunar New Year happens every year and not until the end of January or into February. It does go on for a period of time, but I am skeptical that it would interrupt work for more than two weeks - and likely not more than one week. Blaming the Lunar New Year for any of the current or expected problems is unrealistic.
Lumpers work in a warehouse unloading cargo from the containers, as I recall. The warehouses didn't use to work 24/7, but as far as loading & unloading containers onto the docks that was a 24/7 operation when I was in shipping 25 years ago.