Continuing labor disruptions at West Coast ports are causing concerns, as peak shipping season begins. Work slowdowns, due ongoing contract negotiations, have particularly affected cargo-processing operations at the two key California major ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Dockworkers belonging to the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have continued to “disrupt operations” at West Coast…
Disruptions at West Coast Ports Continue Amid Labor Negotiations
June 12, 2023
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Nearly 4,000 Counterfeit Water Filters From China Seized at Los Angeles Port
May 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities recently seized nearly 4,000 counterfeit water filters being imported from China at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, officials announced May 24. The items, if genuine, would have had a suggested manufacturer’s retail price of nearly $150,000, according to Jaime Ruiz of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “CBP officers discovered the filters while conducting…
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Up and Running After Workers Walking Off Job
April 8, 2023
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SAN PEDRO, Calif.—The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were back in operation April 8 after a worker shortage shut down the country’s largest port complex for parts of two days. The shortage came amid protracted labor negotiations between the union that represents West Coast dockworkers and the industry group representing shippers. Both parties…
Los Angeles Ports Closed Due to Workers Walking Off Job
April 7, 2023
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Longshore workers who walked off their jobs, leading to closures of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since April 6, were not on strike, according to a union representative. Many speculated whether the walkout was tied to ongoing labor talks that started in May 2022 between a union of West Coast dockworkers and…
Port of Los Angeles Sees Huge Drop in Imports as Holidays Arrive
November 15, 2022
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Imports at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted 28 percent in October as shippers continued to divert to other ports, prompting officials to scramble in their efforts to recoup lost business. In all, the Port of Los Angeles processed one-quarter fewer imports, exports, and empty containers last month, compared to the year before. This was…
Truckers at Port of LA Face Upcoming Hurdles With Clean Air Regulations, AB 5
August 18, 2022
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Truckers at the Port of Los Angeles are facing some uncertainties due to some new California policies, including a set of clean air regulations and AB 5, the “gig worker law.” Nearly one-quarter of trucks serving Los Angeles-area ports will soon be prohibited from entering the gates after a set of clean air regulations takes…
Port of Los Angeles to Offer Free Harbor Boat Tours July 30
July 14, 2022
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SAN PEDRO, Calif.—After a two-year hiatus, the Port of Los Angeles will again offer free public boat tours of the Los Angeles Harbor on July 30. No reservations are required and tours will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours will depart every half-hour between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. from the Los Angeles…
Truckers Protest Gig Worker Law at Southern California Ports
July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Honking truckers tied up traffic early on July 13 protesting California’s “gig worker” law, which reclassifies many independent contractors as employees. The protests hit a number of roads near the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach and blocked several freeways. The truckers held up signs with such slogans as “AB5 Kills Dreams,” referring…
LA, Long Beach Ports Rank Last in World for Efficiency: Report
June 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The World Bank ranked the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports last in efficiency among container ports worldwide in a report issued last month. The “Container Port Performance Index 2021” (pdf) measured the total time a ship spent at port and waiting offshore to dock at 370 locations worldwide in 2021. Los Angeles’s port…
Shipping Giant Maersk Predicts Ports Will Implement Container Fees
May 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Shipping giant Maersk told customers last week the likelihood that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will implement container fees has risen over the past month because of ongoing congestion issues. “Given that congestion continues to impact vessel and landside supply chain operations, the likelihood of the [Biden Administration] implementing the fee…
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