By Laura Germany, Vice President, HR & Administration, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

By Laura Germany, President, Women in Logistics of Northern California & VP, HR & Administration, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

The 2026 State of the Port of Oakland highlights key priorities including infrastructure investment, cargo growth, sustainability, and strengthening the Bay Area supply chain.

By Jock O’Connell, Economist

An analysis of Oregon’s container port debate—examining whether Portland’s Terminal 6 or a proposed Coos Bay intermodal port makes economic and strategic sense for West Coast trade.

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

Learn how the maritime industry is protecting endangered whales through voluntary vessel speed reduction partnerships that have reduced ship-strike risks, cut harmful emissions, and strengthened collaboration among carriers, regulators, and California environmental programs.

By Natasha Villa, External Affairs Manager, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

Discover how the Port of Los Angeles set a record with more than 920 attendees at the 11th Annual State of the Port event, where industry leaders gathered to discuss robust 2025 cargo performance, major growth strategies, sustainability initiatives, and future infrastructure investments to strengthen America’s busiest seaport.

By Mike Jacob, President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association

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.

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.