Los Angeles, California – In a dramatic downturn not seen since the pandemic, port officials confirmed that no cargo vessels departed China for California’s two busiest ports—Los Angeles and Long Beach—in 12 hours on Friday. The unprecedented halt comes amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, with steep new tariffs choking off the flow of goods.
Just days ago, port authorities expected 41 ships to head toward the San Pedro Bay Complex. Now, there are none.
“This is cause for alarm,” said Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach. “We are now seeing cancellation numbers worse than what we experienced during the pandemic.”…