THE busiest maritime trade complex in the US continued to move near-record levels of imports last month as businesses bring goods in ahead of expected tariff increases, reported Bloomberg.
'The port of Los Angeles handled a robust 905,000 container units in October,' said port executive director Gene Seroka.
'That's a 25 per cent gain over last year and is the first time the port handled more than 900,000 containers for four months in a row.
'Los Angeles processed more cargo between July and October than during our peak year in 2021 or our second-best year in 2022,' Mr Seroka said.
Imports at the Port of Los Angeles last month came to 462,740 TEU. The port also handled 122,716 export containers and 319,570 empties in October, according to port data.
This year, the LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all US container imports, have seen their busiest ever peak season, which began earlier - and has lasted longer - than is typical.
The Southern California ports moved a combined 950,303 import containers in October, just shy of the 980,450 TEU record set in May 2021, when pandemic-era demand for consumer goods and supply chain snarls caused a massive backlog of ships offshore and a pileup of containers on the docks.
Companies have also diverted some cargo to the east coast to avoid potential disruption at east and Gulf ports, where a dispute between dockers and their employers is still unresolved.
A three-day strike shut ports from Houston to Boston in early October, and there's a possibility of a second walkout at eastern ports early next year if the International Longshoremen's Association can't reach a contract agreement.
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'The port of Los Angeles handled a robust 905,000 container units in October,' said port executive director Gene Seroka.
'That's a 25 per cent gain over last year and is the first time the port handled more than 900,000 containers for four months in a row.
'Los Angeles processed more cargo between July and October than during our peak year in 2021 or our second-best year in 2022,' Mr Seroka said.
Imports at the Port of Los Angeles last month came to 462,740 TEU. The port also handled 122,716 export containers and 319,570 empties in October, according to port data.
This year, the LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all US container imports, have seen their busiest ever peak season, which began earlier - and has lasted longer - than is typical.
The Southern California ports moved a combined 950,303 import containers in October, just shy of the 980,450 TEU record set in May 2021, when pandemic-era demand for consumer goods and supply chain snarls caused a massive backlog of ships offshore and a pileup of containers on the docks.
Companies have also diverted some cargo to the east coast to avoid potential disruption at east and Gulf ports, where a dispute between dockers and their employers is still unresolved.
A three-day strike shut ports from Houston to Boston in early October, and there's a possibility of a second walkout at eastern ports early next year if the International Longshoremen's Association can't reach a contract agreement.
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