US-Bound Cargo Ship Count Rises on Pacific Horizon: Supply Lines

The busiest US maritime complex looks to get an increase in container cargo in the next couple weeks as businesses race to stockpile ahead of global tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to increase. But whether it’ll be an import wave or merely a ripple is unclear.

On Saturday, 68 container ships were recorded to be on the way to the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That’s the most since January, when importers were initially scrambling to beat the incoming president’s promised levies.

The most recent count shows a “significant uptick in container ships on the way,” said Kip ...