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Port traffic helps stabilize Los Angeles industrial real estate
Shipping volume at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is up 1.8% this year, while warehouse vacancy remains elevated around 7%.
Commercial Observer reports that Los Angeles and Long Beach industrial real estate has been unusually resilient amid trade-policy uncertainty during President Donald Trump’s second term, with tariff turbulence coinciding with improved activity in port-adjacent and port-dependent submarkets.
The outlet says port and global trade shifts have been disruptive, but more shipping volume is supporting local demand. From April 2025 onward, as tariffs began, and continuing through the current conflict involving Iran, cargo flows have fluctuated, yet imports have stayed strong enough to help industrial leasing and stabilization.
Commercial Observer cites data showing shipping volume at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is up 1.8% this year. It also notes the Port of Los Angeles topped 1 million container units in June, and nearly hit that mark again in July, which it characterizes as the second-busiest July on record.
The article adds that industrial leasing improved during the second quarter of 2026, with the region posting its highest leasing levels in five years based on Cushman & Wakefield data. Commercial Observer also reports Kidder Mathews measured 6.2 million square feet of leasing during the quarter, while warehouse vacancy reached a recent peak near 7% this year.