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LA, Long Beach fear Trump's trade policies will adversely affect ports
US President Donald Trump's trade policies are adding to the uncertainties faced by authorities at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
One of Mr Trump's first major moves was to pull the United States out of the TransPacific Partnership that some say would have boosted trade in the Pacific and driven growth at the ports.
Mr Trump also has vowed to introduce a "major border tax" on companies that move jobs outside of the United States. He has also signalled a more aggressive trade policy with China, a major importer at the two ports, reported Long Beach Press Telegram.
Nearly 40 per cent of the nation's imports come through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, mostly coming from Pacific nations. The ports and the logistics industry employ 650,000 people in LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
In the meanwhile, officials at both ports have plenty of issues to keep them busy, from reducing pollution to upgrading facilities to cutting congestion in and out of the ports on the surrounding roads. Long Beach has the added concern of finding a new executive director to succeed Jon Slangerup, who left his post months ago.
One of Mr Trump's first major moves was to pull the United States out of the TransPacific Partnership that some say would have boosted trade in the Pacific and driven growth at the ports.
Mr Trump also has vowed to introduce a "major border tax" on companies that move jobs outside of the United States. He has also signalled a more aggressive trade policy with China, a major importer at the two ports, reported Long Beach Press Telegram.
Nearly 40 per cent of the nation's imports come through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, mostly coming from Pacific nations. The ports and the logistics industry employ 650,000 people in LA, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
In the meanwhile, officials at both ports have plenty of issues to keep them busy, from reducing pollution to upgrading facilities to cutting congestion in and out of the ports on the surrounding roads. Long Beach has the added concern of finding a new executive director to succeed Jon Slangerup, who left his post months ago.
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