Cargo flow at the Port of Los Angeles remained strong in August, Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The port processed 958,355 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, nearly the same as in August 2024.
Loaded imports at the Port of Los Angeles came in at 504,514 TEUs, 1% less than last year. Loaded exports landed at 127,379 TEUs, a 5% improvement from 2024. The port also processed 326,462 empty container units, a 1% decline from last year.
Eight months into 2025, the Port of Los Angeles has handled 6,934,004 TEUs, 4.5% more than the same period in 2024.
“The Port of Los Angeles moved nearly 2 million containers in July and August combined,” Seroka said during his monthly virtual news conference. “That’s the best two-month stretch for any port in the Western He