THE Port of Los Angeles (LA) saw a 15 per cent drop in container volumes handled in August as imports tumbled, while the Port of Long Beach fared better with just a 0.1 per cent fall. Bringing to an end a surge in cargo seen in the latter half of 2021 through to July 2022 the Port of LA handled an estimated 806,000 TEU in August this year, 15 per cent lower than the same period last year. A gateway for US imports the Port of LA saw a 17 per cent drop in loaded imports 404,000 TEU in August,...