More than 776,000 fewer twenty-foot equivalent cargo containers moved across the docks at the Port of Los Angeles in the first half of 2020 compared to last year due to combined impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the on-going Trade War with China. The port's executive director Gene Seroka announced the June and first half 2020 numbers in a wide-ranging mid-year … [Read more...]
Cargo Volumes at Port of Los Angeles Fall in 2019 Amid Trade War Uncertainty
Cargo volumes at the United States’ busiest port hit near-record levels, despite lingering tensions from the U.S.-China trade war. Executive Director at the Port of Los Angeles announced Thursday that the port moved a total of 9,337,632 TEUs in calendar year 2019, just shy of the port’s second-busiest year (2017) in its 113-year history and 1.28% off 2018’s record-setting … [Read more...]
Trade War Impacts Weigh on America’s Busiest Port
Throughput volumes at the United States' busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, declined as predicted in November as the U.S.-China Trade War continues to impact American imports and exports. Volumes at the nearby Port of Long Beach were also down from last year. The Port of Los Angeles reported Tuesday it moved 728,918 TEUs in November, representing a … [Read more...]
Port of Los Angeles Imports Fall in September as Trade War Roils Shipping
LOS ANGELES, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest for ocean trade with China, processed fewer containers of imported goods in September as the prolonged U.S.-China trade war whipsaws global supply chains. Imports fell 2.9% to 402,320 TEUs, or 20-foot equivalent units, in September - the first decline at the Port of Los Angeles since February. Exports … [Read more...]
Dockworker Dies in Accident at Port of Los Angeles Container Terminal
One dockworker has died and another sustained severe injuries in an accident at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal on Wednesday. A Port of Los Angeles statement said the incident took place at approximately 7:25 a.m. at the Fenix Marine Services at Pier 300. An industrial accident on Wednesday, May 15 at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal tragically took the … [Read more...]