PORTS CLEARING BACKLOG OF CARGO.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- The turnaround time for container ships at the West Coast's largest ports has returned to normal a month after a labor dispute and shutdown that stranded nearly 200 ships.

But containers remained stacked high on the docks, and electronics, toys and other goods are still having trouble reaching stores across the country, officials said.

Long strings of vessels were backed up by a 10-day lockout that was ended by a federal injunction Oct. 9. At the time, industry experts estimated it would take at least six weeks to get through the backlog.

Authorities at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long …