Director of major US gateway notes higher traffic from Southeast Asia, elsewhere

China’s share of imports at the Port of Los Angeles fell to about 40%, but the port’s overall volume likely reached its third highest volume in 2025. (Photo by Rei Nakafuji)
REI NAKAFUJI
January 24, 2026 04:55 JST
PALO ALTO, California — The Port of Los Angeles, a gateway to the U.S. market for goods from Asia, recorded its third-strongest year to date in 2025, Executive Director Eugene Seroka told Nikkei, despite President Donald Trump’s tariffs upending global trade.