June spike in LA imports belies bearish outlook on second half
- Los Angeles handled 470,450 teu in imports last month, the highest volume ever in the month of June, with July expected to be higher still
- Recent volume gains driven by tariff ‘whipsaw’, with peak expected this month, followed by slowdown starting in August
- The view of one small LA importer on Trump’s tariffs: ‘I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the back by my own government’
Enjoy the good times while they last. That’s the view on record import numbers in Los Angeles in June that are expected to peak in July. It’s all downhill after that, courtesy of Trump’s tariffs, according to current forecasts
