Media outlets report that the labor slowdown on West Coast ports has ended, now that a labor dispute between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association has been resolved. Although imports and exports are now moving again,  experts say  it could be weeks before the process is back to normal, especially as the winter season gives way to the busier spring. However, industry observers are relieved at the deal, brokered by U.S. officials, estimating that a full shutdown could have cost the U.S. government more than $2 billion a day.