US representatives sound alarm over slowing SoCal port activity

Trump's Trade War Makes Huge Impact On Port Cities & Truck Drivers - The Ring of Fire Network

We’re seeing the Trump tariffs come into effect. Whatever side you fall on, there are real economic predictors that we’re now seeing and there’s reporting that the L.A. ports are so bare that they’re firing truckers now. This is not going to help at a time when the American consumer is feeling a pinch in […] The post Trump’s Trade War Makes Huge Impact On Port Cities & Truck Drivers appeared first on The Ring of Fire Network.

US representatives sound alarm over slowing SoCal port activity

LOS ANGELES — Three Democratic U.S. representatives for California visited the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday to voice their concerns after President Donald Trump told reporters that the slowdown of activity at the ports was “a good thing.” Read more...

This Los Angeles Port Is among the First Casualties of Trump’s Trade War

LOS ANGELES - On a sunny spring morning, when the Port of Los Angeles should be a blur of activity, more than half of the container ship berths here sit empty. The steel booms on dozens of towering ship-to-shore cranes point idly to the sky.

This Los Angeles port is among the first casualties of Trump’s trade war

Los Angeles ports already impacted by U.S. tariffs

The top ports in the U.S. state of California have seen a dramatic slowdown in shipping activity since the Trump administration imposed massive tariffs on imports from around the world. Analysts say the drop-off means fewer jobs for thousands of port