Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are seeing fewer cargo ships this week but port officials expect a busier spring and summer. The number of ships headed to Southern California delivering goods to the twin ports was down to 59 on March 4, a big drop from the record 109 in January. The slowdown has allowed port operators to clear cargo and get goods moving off the docks. “We’re basically seeing the effects of the slowdown of the Lunar New Year,” Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield told The Epoch Times. “We’re going to see a rebound of more cargo coming our way.” Ships typically take two weeks after leaving Asia to reach the port complex. Container tracking platform Container xChange said in a late January survey that most freight industry respondents believe the Lunar New Year—Chinese New Year holiday from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6—would impose more pressure …