Port of LA had its busiest June ever in container volume, but it’s a ‘trade whipsaw,’ a race against Trump’s latest tariff deadlines, not a surge in demand.

Port officials say the tariffs roller coaster is behind the increase at the largest port complex in the nation.

Port of L.A. officials say import traffic was up 32% in June compared to the month prior. They say it’s the rollercoaster effect of President Donald Trump’s on again, off again tariffs.