Top US port operator sees no repeat of COVID-era's 'huge ramp-ups'

Port of Los Angeles maintains current outlook amid lingering uncertainties

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Cranes at the Port of Los Angeles have no ships to unload on May 13, after tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump administration brought bilateral trade to a virtual standstill. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE and STELLA YIFAN XIE

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- The Port of Los Angeles is not expecting a substantial jump in the cargo volume it handles despite a temporary deal between the U.S. and China last weekend to drastically reduce each other's import tariffs.

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