A holiday themed boat parades past a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles during the “Los Angeles Harbor Holiday Afloat Parade” on December 4, 2021 in San Pedro, California. The 59th annual boat parade marking the start of the holiday season featured boats of various sizes competing for awards. A backlog of aging cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has decreased 37 percent since last month. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
