An inside look at the operations and those who keep things moving at the Port of Los Angeles, the United States' largest container port and one of the most vital trade gateways in the world.

The chief port pilot steers a freighter into its berth after encountering engine problems; longshoremen rise to the occasion, offloading 4,000 containers; the Port Police dive team begins an underwater search for a missing man.

Anticipation of the Queen Victoria's maiden voyage puts Port Police on high alert for terrorist attacks.

Port Police investigate rape allegations; former President Jimmy Carter visits; a crane operator races against time to get a ship out on time.

A ship with a towering crane must be carefully navigated under a bridge; Frank Pisano has $20 million riding on TraPac's container business expansion being approved; the Coast Guard and Port Police stop an erratic sailboat at sea.