Inbound container shipments at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted as much as 30% in early May, driven by President Donald Trump’s tariffs that have dampened trade and left local port officials bracing for prolonged uncertainty, Bloomberg reported.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka highlighted the immediate consequences of the tariffs, announced by Trump in early April, which particularly targeted imports from China.

“Fewer containers mean less work on the waterfront, from the number of labor gangs that are out there responding to the shift requirements of cargo to the truckers and warehouse workers,” Seroka said in a briefing Monday. “The impact was felt almost immediately during that first week of May.”

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