West Coast is closer to Asia, but also look at how many ports you have available on the east coast vs the west. You also have the Mississippi and gulf region p

West Coast is closer to Asia, but also look at how many ports you have available on the east coast vs the west. You also have the Mississippi and gulf region ports. A lot of the west coast is either rugged coastline, environmentally protected, or isolated from infrastructure so the goods coming from Asia have fewer options.