Port of Los Angeles

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.

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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.

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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 March volume came in at 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), for a 4.7% annual gain, and the Port of Long Beach reported that total March volume, at 817,457 TEU, increased 25% annually.

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%.