Congestion at L.A. ports is putting a damper on economy

Brutal congestion at the nation's busiest ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach is throwing a kink into an economy that's finally kicking into high gear. The months-long bottleneck is hurting retailers and other businesses that aren't getting their shipments on time as massive ships from Asia anchor off the Los Angeles coastline waiting for the docks to clear.

According to terminal operators and shipping lines, dockworkers are also slowing down on the job to gain leverage during contract negotiations, further hindering the nation's busiest port complex. Dec 25. http://lat.ms/1vjsd15

The chart for the current New Moon at Los Angeles is shown here. The New Moon fell in the sixth house which is linked to the working class, labour unions etc. [1]  and is one leg of a Yod with the TNP Apollon (trade and commerce) and the TNP Admetus (blockages and delays). Admetus [+19d44] is conjunct in declination with the nebula Praesaepe [+19d38] or M44 Cancri [2]. Cancer the Crab is a creature that inhabits shorelines so that  Diana Rosenberg links Praesaepe with “shoreline, harbour and riverside events” [3] which should includes docks outside which these ships are waiting.

Finally notice that the TNP Admetus is anchored to the Uranus-Pluto  Grand Cross straddling the horizon axis. On the Ascendant [12cn] is the magnificent star Canopus [15cn]. Alpha (α) Carina, Canopus, is a white binary star in the Keel of the ship Argo Navis, the brightest star in the constellation of Argo Navis, the Great Ship!

[1] http://www.aquasoul.com/Mundane_Astrology.html

[2] http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Praesaepe.html

[3] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.488-90)