Long Beach CT

West coast US ports suffered last month, but there may be some relief with the news that the US government is rethinking plans for further tariffs in September.

The port of Long Beach experienced a 9.7% volume drop in July, handling 621,780 teu, and executive director Mario Cordero pointed the finger of blame in just one direction.

“The [US-China] trade war is hitting the west coast hard… for more than a year, the supply chain has bent under the weight, and there’s ...

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  • Sol Green

    August 14, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    Hi,

    Numbers don’t lie. Yes, the delay in tariff’s on many items helps future decline in volume. But in regards to pass volume, damage was done. For a correction, the 25% tariff will need to be adjusted…