Busiest US seaport set new three-month volume record after early holiday import rush to avoid new tariffs, higher fuel costs

Busiest US seaport set new three-month volume record after early holiday import rush to avoid new tariffs, higher fuel costs

The Port of Los Angeles set a new three-month volume record during June, July and August after retailers rushed in ​goods to avoid new tariffs and higher fuel costs, the executive director ‌of the nation's busiest ocean container port said on Wednesday.

Port of LA Caps Busiest Three Months with High Cargo Volume in August

Waterfront workers processed 955,907 twenty-foot equivalent units in August at the Port of Los Angeles, capping what officials have described as the busiest three-month period in the port’s history. The port’s executive director, Gene Seroka, announced Wednesday that workers processed more than 2.9 million TEUs across docks throughout June, July and August. August volume was […]

POLA Posts Best Three-Month Cargo Stretch in Its History and Retail Supply Chain Discussion

  LOS ANGELES –  On Sept. 9, Port of Los Angeles reported waterfront workers processed 955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in port history. More than 2.9 million TEUs moved across port docks throughout June, July and August. August volume was 6% above the port’s five-year average for […] The post POLA Posts Best Three-Month Cargo Stretch in Its History and Retail Supply Chain Discus…