The Latest Breaking News from the Port of Los Angeles

A Rising Sea and the Toxic Tides That Could Be Unleashed

There's been progress in cleaning up L.A.’s ports, but they remain the region’s biggest polluter — and residents feel it most acutely.

Capital & Main · Oct 5

In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy

At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

New Wave: Sea Power Turned Into Energy At Los Angeles Port

Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles, silently converting the power of the sea into useable electricity.

International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025

Trump's Tariffs Bite At Quiet US Ports

At the Port of Los Angeles, the frenetic choreography of cranes unloading containers from Asia has slowed to a tiptoe, and the noise of the busiest docks in the US is quieting.

International Business Times · May 3, 2025

Empty store shelves are coming as companies cancel orders from China amid tariff concerns

Number of freight vessels scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles is on track to be down by 31 percent for the week ending May 10

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Rep. Barragán wants to electrify America’s busiest container port. Here’s why this matters to Latino voters

'The Port of Los Angeles is both an economic engine and a source of significant environmental justice challenges for our community,' writes Rep. Barragán.

Fortune · Oct 10, 2024

$170,000 worth of e-bikes stolen in shipping container heist

E-bike and folding bike company Tern reported that 43 bikes, including 33 e-bikes and 10 non-electric folding bikes, have been stolen from their shipping container that entered the U.S. via the Port of Los Angeles. The total inventory was worth about $170,000.

Cycling Weekly · Aug 22, 2024