Surge in Shipments From China May Be Short-Lived Industry Warns

Surge in Shipments from China May Be Short-Lived Industry Warns

Following the announcement of the 90-day lower of the tariffs between the United States and China, there were multiple reports that shippers were rush...

Port of LA head describes how Trump's tariffs are affecting imports

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China may be cooling but the economic fallout is still rippling through the Port of Los Angeles. This matters because the port plays a major role in the global supply chain and a slowdown affects everything from store shelves and prices to American jobs. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gene Seroka, the port's executive director.

Exclusive: See how tariffs are disrupting U.S. logistics

CGTN correspondent Ediz Tiyansan was recently granted exclusive access to the Long Beach port facility operated by Waterfront Logistics. In a rare interview, the company’s chief strategy officer shed light on how the ongoing tariffs have added new

Ports of LA and Long Beach react to lower China tariffs

Port business slowed to a trickle after Pres. Trump’s imposition of a 145% tariff on Chinese goods. Even with a lower tariff, the uncertainty is hard on trade.

With the temporary agreement reached in the US-China tariff trade negotiations on Monday (May 12), the stock market and other situations have changed accordingly. So what impact will the temporary tariff suspension have on the most important ports in the western United States, Los Angeles and Long Beach, and what actions are importers taking? The executive directors of the two major ports said that they welcome the relief brought by the temporar…

Tariff pause ‘unlikely’ to reverse dramatic drop in LA port activity

US shipping experts have welcomed the temporary reprieve from triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports, but do not believe a 90-day pause will be enough to reverse a dramatic drop in vessel traffic at the country’s busiest West Coast port.  The Port of Los Angeles is the US’s largest container port by volume, handling cargo worth US$333bn last year alone. The port also forms a huge part of California’s economy and is linked to around 1 in 14 jobs…