Port of L.A. Container Volumes Rise in January
The Port of Los Angeles said Feb. 15 its import and export container volumes each rose more than 5% in January from a year ago.
Loaded imported containers rose 5.3% from 2010, to almost 356,400 twenty-foot equivalent units, while exports rose 5.9% to just over 168,400 TEUs.
The port attributed some of the increase to higher cargo movement prior to the Jan. 23 start of the Chinese New Year, which results in a one- to two-week holiday closure of many facilities in China. Last year, the Chinese New Year began Feb. 3.
The Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach make up the largest U.S. container port complex.
