Tariffs continue to impact Long Beach volumes
Container volumes fell by 10% year-on-year at the Port of Long Beach as the ongoing trade war affects the US West Coast hub.
Mario Cordero, the port’s executive director, said: “The story we saw develop in 2018 was retailers forwarding goods to beat tariffs.
“For 2019, it seems that the cargo is all here and warehouses are filled. That’s disrupting container movement and the growth we would normally see this time of year.”
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