By Daniel Parayes-Montoya, Public Policy Institute of California

Understand how California’s international trade is evolving in 2025 despite tariff-driven uncertainty—with steady import/export totals, shifting partnerships (Mexico overtaking China), and varied sector trends shaping the Golden State’s trade outlook.

Explore the actual November TEU tallies reported by major North American ports, revealing variations in container volume performance, year-over-year comparisons, and how key gateways are navigating evolving trade conditions in late 2025.

By Mike Jacob, President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

Examine how 2025’s intermodal system shocks—rail bottlenecks, shifting carriage patterns, and coast-to-coast network constraints—may be reinforcing the pandemic-era divergence in volume and efficiency between U.S. West Coast ports and their inland/Atlantic counterparts. (pmsaship.com)

By Jock O’Connell, Economist

Explore how America’s containerized export trade is facing a crisis amid slowing globalization—examining declining export volumes, shifting global demand patterns, and structural challenges reshaping U.S. supply chains and port competitiveness.

By Susanne T. Stirling, Senior Vice President, California Chamber of Commerce

By Jordan Royer, Vice President External Affairs, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

Southern California’s business, labor, and community leaders are uniting behind the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s Cooperative Agreement with SCAQMD. This balanced, results-driven plan builds on decades of clean air progress and collaboration. Join us on November 7 to show your support for a cleaner, competitive future for our ports and communities.

By Thomas Jelenić, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

This article explores the renewed collaboration between the ports, industry, labor and regulators in Southern California — proving that when stakeholders unite behind clear infrastructure and emissions frameworks, shared goals like decarbonization and cargo growth become achievable. Join us in supporting this balanced future.

By Jacqueline M. Moore, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

In 2024, the San Pedro Bay port complex achieved historic cargo growth while sustaining ambitious air quality targets under the Clean Air Action Plan. Diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides all remain far below 2005 baselines, even as throughput surges. Discover how ports can expand and decarbonize together.

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.

In August 2025, San Pedro Bay ports handled 944,832 inbound loaded TEUs, a 2.2% decrease from the previous year but a 24.3% increase from 2019.

By Jock O’Connell, Economist

Black swan events—unpredictable, high-impact disruptions such as strikes, cyberattacks, and maritime crises—are reshaping container shipping and global supply chains. Learn how ports, shippers, and logistics operators are adapting forecasts and strategies to build resilience against these rare but costly events.

By Tim Jemal, CEO, Supply Chain Federation

A Ramboll study commissioned by the Supply Chain Federation finds California’s Warehouse ISR adds high costs with no emission gains—threatening jobs & supply chains.

July 2025 TEU report: LA and Long Beach hit record volumes while Oakland and Vancouver surge. Explore U.S., Canada & Mexico port trends.

Jordan Royer, Vice President of PMSA

Seattle’s August 2025 primary delivers shocking losses for moderate incumbents, raising questions about progressive momentum and national political shifts.

USWC ports see steep drop in China trade—imports down over 25% and exports off more than 65% since pre-COVID levels.

California truckers face record diesel prices, paying 35% more than Houston and far above East Coast and Gulf Coast averages. Diesel for drayage in California tops $5/gal, driving up trucking costs at LA, Long Beach, and Oakland ports.

The story behind 53-foot containers on U.S. highways—how the 1982 STAA law and Rep. Glenn Anderson changed trucking forever.