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# Port of Los Angeles cites tariffs as container counts drop
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/port-of-los-angeles-cites-tariffs-as-container-counts-drop/
- Published: 2019-11-08T13:30:30.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:17:48.000Z
- Author: Associated Press
- Tags: Business, Community, News, container, Gene Seroka, port, tariffs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:50

Port of Los Angeles officials says October volume was significantly down from a year earlier due to tariffs.

The decline in the volume measurement known as twenty-foot equivalent units was 19.1% compared to October 2018.

Executive Director Gene Seroka says in a statement Thursday that with 25% percent fewer ship calls, 12 consecutive months of declining exports and now decreasing imports, the port is feeling the effects of the U.S.-China trade war on American exporters and manufacturers.

According to the port, October 2018 was record-setting as cargo was imported to get ahead of tariffs.

Seroka says he expects “soft volumes” in coming months.

*Associated Press*