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Gene Seroka on Import Behaviors Ahead of Tariff Deadline
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, discusses what he is learning from importers as the Trump tariff ...
Scott Bessent Takes Premature Victory Lap on Tariff Revenues
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took a victory lap as his department reported an unexpected increase in receipts from ...
LA port chief floats idea of raising the VT Bridge to bring in bigger ships
The Port of LA’s leaders has a proposal to raise the deck of the Vincent Thomas Bridge about 26 feet higher over the water.
Tariffs causing stress on smaller retailers, LA business owner says
It is the small and medium-sized businesses in the United States that are becoming “collateral damage” in the U.S. tariff ...
With Tariff Deadline Looming, the Port of Los Angeles Sees Record Surge
As businesses rush to beat rising trade costs, the Port of Los Angeles is processing record cargo volumes and bracing for ...
TACO debate: Trump’s tariff disruptions seem unlikely to damage the US economy this year
The US President has ‘chickened out’ of harsh tariffs before. Even if he doesn’t back off from his August levies, US ...
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Port of Los Angeles has record-breaking June on ‘tariff whipsaw effect’
Imports at the country’s busiest port jumped after President Donald Trump paused a 145 percent tariff on China.
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Los Angeles port traffic sees bump in June from tariff reprieve
Executive Director Gene Seroka said the port's downstream prospects are unclear as it deals with the "tariff whipsaw effect" ...
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Tariff “whipsaw effect’’ boosts Port of LA June cargo numbers to new record
As we reported earlier, the impact of tariffs saw May cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles hit a ten year low. Yesterday, ...
Port of LA Sees Busiest June Ever as Tariffs ‘Whipsaw’ Imports
The busiest trade hub in the US saw container traffic rebound last month after a slump in May, as importers grapple with ...
After widespread slowdown, Port of LA import surge is a sign Trump’s ‘whipsaw’ tariffs sparked ‘one last’ stockpiling push, executive director says
The trade environment “is still really uncertain, which means you're going to stockpile, you're going to put as much inventory as possible,” one expert told Fortune.