Port Official

Thanks for having me, Caitlin. You know, I can see it right over my shoulder here. I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at birth. And that happens every once in a while in normal times, but it is pretty rare. And so to see it tonight is, I think, a stark reminder that the impacts of the tariffs have real implications.

Thanks for having me, Caitlin. You know, I can see it right over my shoulder here. I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at birth. And that happens every once in a while in normal times, but it is pretty rare. And so to see it tonight is, I think, a stark reminder that the impacts of the tariffs have real implications.

Thanks for having me, Caitlin. You know, I can see it right over my shoulder here. I'm looking out at the Port of Seattle right now, and we currently have no container ships at birth. And that happens every once in a while in normal times, but it is pretty rare. And so to see it tonight is, I think, a stark reminder that the impacts of the tariffs have real implications.

It means that we don't have longshore workers on the dock right now unloading merchandise. We don't have trains taking that merchandise to inland ports and all the way across the country to places like Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois. And that's hundreds of jobs right here in our region and across the country.

It means that we don't have longshore workers on the dock right now unloading merchandise. We don't have trains taking that merchandise to inland ports and all the way across the country to places like Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois. And that's hundreds of jobs right here in our region and across the country.

It means that we don't have longshore workers on the dock right now unloading merchandise. We don't have trains taking that merchandise to inland ports and all the way across the country to places like Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois. And that's hundreds of jobs right here in our region and across the country.

We currently do not have any container ships at port right now. That's correct.

We currently do not have any container ships at port right now. That's correct.

We currently do not have any container ships at port right now. That's correct.

It is. It's pretty unusual. We do anticipate, I was looking at our schedule, we anticipate about 25 vessel calls between here and the port of Tacoma over the next seven days. And keep in mind, we're not just importing from Asia or just China. We do have activity from all over the world, largely the Pacific Rim. But we are seeing a significant drop in

It is. It's pretty unusual. We do anticipate, I was looking at our schedule, we anticipate about 25 vessel calls between here and the port of Tacoma over the next seven days. And keep in mind, we're not just importing from Asia or just China. We do have activity from all over the world, largely the Pacific Rim. But we are seeing a significant drop in

It is. It's pretty unusual. We do anticipate, I was looking at our schedule, we anticipate about 25 vessel calls between here and the port of Tacoma over the next seven days. And keep in mind, we're not just importing from Asia or just China. We do have activity from all over the world, largely the Pacific Rim. But we are seeing a significant drop in

Yeah, about a third of the import volume, which means, give or take, about 50,000 20-foot equivalent units gone off the arrivals coming in next week. From next week is when you expect to see this really hit. That's correct. And that matches up the announcements back on April 2nd. Then on April 8th, a little bit of a change on everybody. Ex-China, Mexico, Canada.

Yeah, about a third of the import volume, which means, give or take, about 50,000 20-foot equivalent units gone off the arrivals coming in next week. From next week is when you expect to see this really hit. That's correct. And that matches up the announcements back on April 2nd. Then on April 8th, a little bit of a change on everybody. Ex-China, Mexico, Canada.

Yeah, about a third of the import volume, which means, give or take, about 50,000 20-foot equivalent units gone off the arrivals coming in next week. From next week is when you expect to see this really hit. That's correct. And that matches up the announcements back on April 2nd. Then on April 8th, a little bit of a change on everybody. Ex-China, Mexico, Canada.

And those arrivals are coming at us this weekend.

And those arrivals are coming at us this weekend.

And those arrivals are coming at us this weekend.

So CEOs are telling me hit the pause button. Right. I'm not going to import any more at these kind of prices. Let's wait and see. I don't know if it's going to be two hours, two days or two weeks till I get some clarity. Then hiring off the table for right now, capital investment pause.

So CEOs are telling me hit the pause button. Right. I'm not going to import any more at these kind of prices. Let's wait and see. I don't know if it's going to be two hours, two days or two weeks till I get some clarity. Then hiring off the table for right now, capital investment pause.