POLA

POLA reported that October volume, at 848,431 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), fell 6.25% annually, and POLB reported that October volume, at 839,671 TEU, fell 14.9% annually, compared to October 2024, the port’s strongest month on record in its 114 years of operations.

The Port of Los Angeles reported that total volume, at 883,053 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), fell 7.5% annually, and the Port of Long Beach reported that total September volume, at 797,537 TEU, was off 3.9% annually.

POLA reported that total volume, at 958,355 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), saw a 6% annual increase. The Port of Long Beach reported that August volume, at 901,846 TEU, was off 1.3% from its August 2024 record, while still posting its second-best volume August on record, as well as its sixth-busiest month in port history.

POLA reported that total July volume, at 1,019,837 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), increased 8.5% annually, marking the highest-volume month in the port’s 117 years of operations. The Port of Long Beach reported that total July volume, at 944,232 TEU, rose 7% annually, setting a new July record, topping the previous high set in 2024, while posting the third-highest tally, for any month, on record for the port.

POLA reported that total June volume, at 892,340 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), posted an 8% annual gain, marking the highest-volume June in the port’s 117 years of operation. June Port of Long Beach volume, at 704,703 TEU, fell 16.4% annually.

Total volume, at 716,619 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) saw a 5% annual decline, with the port noting that the lower tally reflects the impact of tariffs on imports and exports.

POLA reported that total April volume, at 842,806 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) increased 9.4% annually, for its third-best April on record. Total April POLB volume, at 867,943 TEU, marked a 15.6% annual gain, for the port’s strongest April in its history, topping April 2022 by 5.7%.

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POLA reported that total volume, at 801,938 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), marked a 2.5% annual increase. The Port of Long Beach reported that total February volume, at 765,385 TEU, increased 13.4% annually.

POLA reported that total January volume, at 924,245 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 8% annually. And the Port of Long Beach reported that total January volume, at 952,733 TEU, rose 41.4% annually.

The Port of Los Angeles reported that total December volume, at 921,616 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), posted a 24.12% annual increase. The Port of Long Beach reported that total December volume, at 861,006 TEU, increased 21.3% annually, setting a new December record, topping December 2020 by 5.5%.

The Port of Long Beach reported that total November volume, at 884,315 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 16% annually, snapping a four-month stretch of monthly volumes topping the 900,000 TEU mark. The Port of Long Beach reported that total November volume, at 884,154 TEU, increased 20.9% annually, marking POLB’s highest-volume November tally on record

POLA reported that total October volume, at 905,026 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), marked a 25% annual increase, for a new all-time monthly high, while also being the fourth straight month the port has topped the 900,000 TEU mark, for the first time in POLA history. The Port of Long Beach reported total October volume of 987,191 TEU, a 30.7% annual increase, the highest-volume month in its history, topping the previous record set in August by 8%, and up for the fifth consecutive month.

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POLA reported that September volume came in at 954,706 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), representing a 27% annual increase, hitting a new September record. The Port of Long Beach reported that September volume, at 829,499 TEU, topped September 2023 by a mere 70 TEU, topping September 2023 for a new record for the month.