Port of Los Angeles (Calif)

Trump’s China Deal Frees Up Shipping. Will Goods Pour Into the U.S.?

The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.

By Peter Eavis and Danielle Kaye

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West Coast Ports Brace for China Tariffs to Dent Import Volume Within Days

Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war. Ports are now poised to feel the fallout.

By Danielle Kaye

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California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight

A mainstay of cargo transport will be phased out at ports as California bans new registrations of carbon-fuel trucks in favor of nonpolluting ones.

By Peter Eavis and Mark Abramson

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West Coast Dockworkers Ratify Contract

The six-year agreement is expected to increase traffic at Pacific ports, which had sagged because of the prospect of a walkout.

By Kurtis Lee