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Record Volumes, Efficiency Gains, and Environmental Apex Amidst the Chaos: Los Angeles and Long Beach Seaports Close Out 2025 with Historic Achievement

Explore how the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach closed out 2025 with historic achievements—record cargo volumes, operational efficiency gains, and leading environmental performance across the nation’s busiest seaport complex despite market volatility and trade uncertainty.

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USWC Historic Shares of U.S. Containerized Trade

Analyze the latest U.S. West Coast container trade data showing how the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while still consolidating Pacific trade, saw shifts in their share of national containerized import and export tonnage through October 2025 amid broader coastal market dynamics and China trade turbulence.

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California’s Inland Waterways

Learn how California’s inland waterways—critical channels connecting the Sacramento and Stockton deep-water ports to the Pacific—face infrastructure challenges like severe shoaling, aging bridges, and insufficient dredging funding that threaten navigation, ag-export flows and foreign trade worth millions annually.

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2025 Avocado, Nuts, and Wine Trade Volumes

Discover 2025 trade highlights for avocados, tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios), and bulk wine — including Mexico’s dominant role in U.S. avocado imports, export trends amid China trade disruptions, and resilient maritime wine shipment volumes through key gateways like the Port of Oakland.

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September 2025 Report on Containerized Trade at North American Seaports

In September 2025, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw declines in container volumes year-over-year, but still posted gains compared to 2019. Other major U.S. and Canadian seaports showed divergent trends. Explore full port comparisons and regional performance in this latest analysis.

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Impact of Higher Tariffs on Imported Kitchen Cabinets and Bathroom Vanities

In a new executive order, the U.S. imposed higher tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, aiming to protect domestic industries. But these levies could also reduce container traffic through major gateways like the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Explore trade shifts, sourcing changes, and port impacts in this analysis by Natasha Villa.

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