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'We Currently Have No Container Ships,' Seattle Port Says

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232 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 10 May 25 15:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.77s | source
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snozolli ◴[10 May 25 17:23 UTC] No.43947299[source]▶
I find it odd that recent articles are always about the Port of Seattle. From a quick Google search, it looks like the busiest US ports are Los Angeles, Long Beach, Port of New York, Port of Savannah, then Port of Seattle. As of 2018, the Port of Los Angeles alone was almost 3x busier than the Port of Seattle.

Not that it isn't worth noting, but I'm much more interested in overall volume across all of the nation's ports, and especially the West Coast ports.

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foota ◴[10 May 25 17:30 UTC] No.43947358[source]▶
Might be because more southern ports handle a wider variety of cargo origins (e.g., South America), whereas most cargo to Seattle is from China? Just speculation.
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1. firesteelrain ◴[10 May 25 18:05 UTC] No.43947632[source]▶
Savannah is one of the busiest container ports in the United States. China is the largest trading partner. Other countries are Vietnam, South Korea, India, Japan, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Turkey, Indonesia, and Thailand. Pretty much year to year, TEU has been steadily increasing not decreasing. March was up over the previous year despite tariff threats back then.

https://gaports.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Monthly-TEU-T...

Still don't have updated data for April and May published.

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2. foota ◴[12 May 25 15:19 UTC] No.43964037[source]▶
Data from before the tariffs went into effect would reflect an increase in imports due to companies trying to get things in before they take effect.