In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the Port of Los Angeles increased by +29.6% as it was equal to 2.38 million TEUs compared to 1.84 million in the same period period of 2023. Both full containers at unloading are on the rise, with 1.23 million TEUs (+30.7%) and full containers at loading with 404 thousand TEUs (+42.6%) as well as empty containers with 746 thousand TEU (+21.9%).

In March 2024 alone, the Californian port of call handled a total of 743 thousand TEUs, with an increase of +19.3% compared to the same month last year.

Port of Los Angeles Chief Operating Officer, Gene Seroka, announced that it is planned to continue the accentuated Traffic growth trend in both April and 2019 trimester.