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U.S. port activity softened in May as tariffs weighed on trade, ending months of gains at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Seattle-Tacoma.

Inbound shipments to the Port of Los Angeles — the busiest container hub in the U.S. — dropped as much as 30% in early May as President Donald Trump’s tariffs discourage trade.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California’s trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation’s container cargo.

The Port of Los Angeles processed 801,398 20-foot equivalent units, a 2.5% increase from the 781,434 containers in 2024. This marked the second-busiest February on record for the port.

U.S. ports capped off 2024 with solid growth, as most major facilities reported volume increases for December.

The Port of Long Beach celebrated the recent opening of a new electric truck charging station, with officials calling the facility the “largest port-based truck charging depot in the country.”

The Port of Los Angeles is set for its busiest December on record, and the Port of Long Beach is on track to have its best-ever year after the hubs handled an early and sustained peak season.

The Port of Long Beach moved nearly 1 million containers in October, beating a record set just two months ago.

The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the largest two ports in the U.S. by import volume.

The Port of Long Beach once again saw record-breaking cargo numbers in August, port officials said Sept. 12.