A shipping slowdown at West Coast ports is the latest in a series of dominoes that could lead to tariff-induced shortages in American stores.
Import volume will be down by about a third this week, Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told a Bloomberg panel on Friday.
"The trucker hauling four or five containers today, next week she probably hauls two or three," he said. "The dockworkers are no longer going to see overtime and double-shifts, they're going to probably work less than a traditional work-week right off the bat."
