Port of L.A. Exports Reach Record
Container volume at the Port of Los AngelesÌýrose 12.3% from a year ago, with exports reaching a record, the port said Tuesday.
Twenty-foot equivalent exports rose to 193,547 TEUs, the highest in the port’s history.
Loaded imports rose 5.5% from the same month last year, to 368,843 TEUs.
Year-to-date volume is up 0.7% from last year, to 6.6 million TEUs, the port said in a statement.
The Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach make up the largest U.S. container port complex.
