Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes

Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes

In April 2024, the Port of Los Angeles announced its ninth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, handling a total of 770,337 container units. This represents a noteworthy 12% increase compared to the figures from the previous year.

The latest data indicates that employees at the nation’s busiest container port processed nearly 25% more Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in the first four months of 2024, reaching a total of 3,150,841 TEUs.

This volume surpasses the port’s running five-year average by 5%, demonstrating resilience even amidst record volumes during the pandemic.

April 2024 particularly saw a surge in loaded imports, totaling 416,929 TEUs, marking a significant 21% rise from the previous year. Loaded exports also experienced a remarkable increase of 51% compared to the same period, with 133,046 TEUs processed.