The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 905,026 TEUs in October, up 25 per cent from the previous year.
It’s the first time the port has topped 900,000 TEUs in four months straight.
In the first 10 months into 2024, the Port of Los Angeles has moved 8.49 million TEUs, 19 per cent ahead of the pace set in 2023.
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Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, said: “These robust, sustained volumes will likely continue in the coming months with strong consumer spending, an early Lunar New Year, importer concerns about unresolved East Coast labour issues and the possibility of new tariffs next year that could drive up shipping costs.
“I’m grateful to our dockworkers, truckers, terminal operators and others who handle these record levels of cargo every day. They have done it with speed, efficiency and without a single ship backed up at sea.”
October 2024 loaded imports totalled 462,740 TEUs, a 24 per cent increase over the previous year. Loaded exports totalled 122,716 TEUs, a 1 per cent increase from 2023.
The port processed 319,570 empty cargo, a 38 per cent increase from 2023.
In September, the Port of Los Angeles handled a record 954,706 TEUs, up 27 per cent over the previous year.
