Port of Los Angeles

J.B. Hunt and Eastern and Canadian railways see steady intermodal volume

NEW YORK – The reduction in U.S.-bound shipments from China after steep tariffs were imposed in April has yet to show up in J.B. Hunt’s intermodal volumes.

“Our volumes have been steady,” J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) Intermodal President Darren Field told an investor conference on Tuesday.

Importers rushed to beat tariff deadlines earlier this year, then paused shipments after tariff hikes were announced on April 2 and have resumed ordering goods from China after a 90-day pause in the trade war was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/j-b-hunt-and-eastern-and-canadian-railways-see-steady-intermodal-volume

For first time since 1998, LA-Long Beach ports bid harbor rail services

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are now accepting proposals from prospective operators of the shortline railroad serving the largest U.S. container gateway.

Pacific Harbor Line has provided the service since 1998, the last time the contract was put out for bid. While the two ports are administered by the harbor departments of their respective cities, a single shortline network serves both ports. The operator selected will have to enter into separate operating agreements with each port;...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-first-time-since-1998-la-long-beach-ports-bid-harbor-rail-services

Port of Los Angeles sees continued growth in April cargo volumes

The Port of Los Angeles handled 842,806 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April 2025, marking a 9.4% increase compared to April 2024.

Over the first four months of the year, the port processed a total of 3,346,853 TEUs—up 6.2% from the same period last year.

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“We’ve experienced nearly two years of strong cargo volume, including ten consecutive months of year-over-year growth,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka.

He adde...

https://container-news.com/port-of-los-angeles-sees-continued-growth-in-april-cargo-volumes/

No container tsunami heading to Los Angeles, says port chief

The head of the busiest U.S. container port doesn’t expect a big jump in import shipments during the pause in China tariffs.

“Next we will see an uptick in [vessel] bookings from China, but I don’t see a huge surge that will impact the Port of Los Angeles,” said port Executive Director Gene Seroka, in a monthly media briefing. “Probably less than the 30% that we had during the ‘peak of the peak’ of COVID.

“From all the stakeholders we talk with and all the data we review, we are seeing bookings...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/no-container-tsunami-heading-to-los-angeles-says-port-chief

Ocean lines welcome tariff pause, but is the supply chain ready?

Ocean container lines say they are ready to pivot back to normalized trans-Pacific operations following the 90-day pause in the tariff war between the United States and China.

It’s likely there will be a surge in demand for eastbound vessel capacity on the part of cargo owners, but the outlook is rife with uncertainty.

“We welcome the agreement between the U.S. and China — which sends an important positive signal on the importance and future of global trade,” said a spokesman for German carrier...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ocean-lines-welcome-tariff-pause-but-is-the-supply-chain-ready

West Coast politicians, port executives protest ‘reckless’ tariffs

A coalition of West Coast politicians and ports are warning that the Trump administration’s tariffs are precipitating significant supply chain disruptions that will have far-reaching consequences for both regional and national economies.

The officials from Washington, Oregon and California in a virtual press conference Thursday said that the window to minimize economic damage is rapidly closing, with small businesses already facing dire consequences comparable to those experienced during the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/west-coast-politicians-port-executives-protest-reckless-tariffs

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