Importers are rushing to bring goods into the US ahead of looming tariff deadlines, driving a surge in shipping activity that port officials say reflects uncertainties surrounding President Trump’s trade policy.
The Port of Los Angeles recorded its busiest June in history, handling 892,340 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an 8% increase over the same month last year.
Port executives attributed the spike to a “tariff whipsaw effect,” with shippers accelerating orders before a mid-August deadline for new tariffs on Chinese goods.
Though June was a record-setting month for the Port of Los Angeles, which is the largest container port in the US and the entire Western Hemisphere when measured by annual throughput, officials warned the gains are likely temporary.
The Port of Los Angeles recorded its busiest June in history, handling 892,340 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an 8% increase over the same month last year. REUTERS
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