Last month, the negative trend of the container traffic handled by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are the main U.S. container ports on the West Coast. In Los Angeles, a total of 848 thousand were handled TEUs, with a decrease of -6.3% on October 2024, of which 429 thousand TEUs full of buses landed (-7.2%), 124 thousand full TEUs embarked (+0.9%) and 308 thousand empty TEUs (-3.5%). In Long Beach the traffic was of 840 thousand TEUs (-14.9%), of which 402 thousand full TEUs landed (-17.6%), 100 thousand full TEUs on board (-11.5%) and 338 thousand empty TEUs (-12.6%).

The Los Angeles Port Authority expects that the volume of traffic will also record a decrease in the months of November and December as this year the peak of shipments is brought forward in view of the impact of the new duties on trade. The Long Beach Port Authority also pointed out that This year, retailers have pre-stocked their warehouses in view of the new duties, the effect of which - he specified the CEO of the Port of Long Beach, Mario Cordero - may soon be felt by consumers: so far - he explained - "Consumers have not seen any impact on prices, given that manufacturers, retailers and others have contributed to some of these costs and to price increase for consumers, but the situation that could change as 2026 approaches. Probably - he warned Cordero - in the coming months consumers will see price escalation, as shippers continue to pass on the cost of duties on goods and a larger percentage of these costs will be passed on to the consumer."