In September 2026, the Port of Los Angeles marked its new historical record of monthly container traffic having handled a total of 1.04 million TEUs, a volume that represents an increase of +18.1% over September 2025 and is Almost 23 thousand TEUs higher than the previous absolute peak recorded in July 2025. The new record was reached thanks to the highest ever levels of landings of full containers and empty containers, respectively 546 thousand TEUs (+18.6%) and 371 thousand TEUs (+20.4%). Full containers At embarkation they amounted to 126 thousand TEUs (+9.6%).

Also in the third quarter of 2026 the port of call has achieved its new historical record of quarterly containerized traffic which was equal to 2.96 million TEUs, with a growth of +3.4% over the period July-September last year. The new peak was generated by the new absolute records of full container landings, equal to 1.54 million TEUs (+2.5%), and empty containers, equal to 1.06 million TEUs (+7.2%). The decrease, on the other hand, in the shipments of Full containers that fell to 353 thousand TEUs (-2.9%).

In the first nine months of this year, total traffic was 8.08 million TEUs, up +3.4% over the period January-September 2025.