U.S. ports suffered a lackluster growth in inbound traffic in September, with volumes having risen by just 0.6% year over year. The U.S.-China trade war is likely to blame, and unsurprisingly that’s led the west coast ports to underperform. Los Angeles suffered a 2.2% drop in inbound shipping in September compared to a year earlier, following a 3.6% year over year rise in the three months to Jul. 31. Shipments to Seattle and Tacoma also reversed with a 5.4% drop in September following a 2.1% rise in the prior three months. The east coast ports did better, with imports to Newark and New Y...