California’s major seaports struggled in August – in particular Long Beach saw a 2.3% year over year drop compared to a 4.2% rise in traffic through Los Angeles. Long Beach’s woes were due to a 5.9% slide in imports, partly related to a 48.5% slump in shipments by Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express combined as well CMA-CGM’s which fell 27.4%. While the downturn can be explained by the U.S. China trade war it was China’s COSCO Shipping that did best with a 9.4% improvement in shipments inbound to Long Beach. Across California’s ports, including Oakland, there has also been a slippage i...