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Tariff policy "backfires" on the largest container port in the United States, dock workers have no work! | Maritime export logistics

Jun 11,2025

The U.S. government's tariff policy is putting the Los Angeles Port in deep trouble. As the largest and busiest container port in the United States, the Los Angeles Port is now experiencing a decline in cargo volume and business.

According to the Los Angeles Times on the 7th, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, Gene Seroka, said that in the past two weeks, nearly half of the dock workers involved in port operations have fallen into a situation of "no work to do," and job opportunities have decreased significantly. Since the implementation of the US tariff policy, especially in May, the workload of the port has declined significantly, and the cargo volume in May was 25% lower than expected.

The Los Angeles Times pointed out that the U.S. government's tariff policy has severely restricted the shipment of goods to the United States, leading to a decline in cargo volume at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. These two ports are key logistics hubs in the United States, providing jobs for many dock workers, heavy equipment operators, and truck drivers. However, due to the impact of the tariff policy, global trade has been hit, and port jobs have decreased sharply.

In the last 25 shifts (equivalent to two weeks), there were an average of only 733 work orders per shift, but 1,575 dockworkers competed. Normally, there are 1,700 to 2,000 work orders in the day shift and 1,100 to 1,400 in the night shift. Now, the number of work orders is significantly lower than before.

Cerroca said that the decline in port cargo volume was the main reason for the reduction in workload, and the data forecast for June was far lower than traditional expectations.

The decline in cargo volume has also had a broad ripple effect on the logistics economy in Los Angeles. The 2023 report shows that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach generated $21.8 billion in direct revenue for local service providers and created 165,462 direct and indirect jobs. The study found that for every 1% decline in port cargo volume, 2,769 jobs are lost and 4,000 other jobs are at risk.

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