Cargo volumes at the United States’ busiest port hit near-record levels, despite lingering tensions from the U.S.-China trade war. Executive Director at the Port of Los Angeles announced Thursday that the port moved a total of 9,337,632 TEUs in calendar year 2019, just shy of the port’s second-busiest year (2017) in its 113-year history and 1.28% off 2018’s record-setting … [Read more...]
Trade War Impacts Weigh on America’s Busiest Port
Throughput volumes at the United States' busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, declined as predicted in November as the U.S.-China Trade War continues to impact American imports and exports. Volumes at the nearby Port of Long Beach were also down from last year. The Port of Los Angeles reported Tuesday it moved 728,918 TEUs in November, representing a … [Read more...]
Port of Los Angeles Imports Fall in September as Trade War Roils Shipping
LOS ANGELES, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest for ocean trade with China, processed fewer containers of imported goods in September as the prolonged U.S.-China trade war whipsaws global supply chains. Imports fell 2.9% to 402,320 TEUs, or 20-foot equivalent units, in September - the first decline at the Port of Los Angeles since February. Exports … [Read more...]
Dockworker Dies in Accident at Port of Los Angeles Container Terminal
One dockworker has died and another sustained severe injuries in an accident at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal on Wednesday. A Port of Los Angeles statement said the incident took place at approximately 7:25 a.m. at the Fenix Marine Services at Pier 300. An industrial accident on Wednesday, May 15 at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal tragically took the … [Read more...]
Port of Los Angeles Reports Record Cargo Volume in 2016; 8.8 Million TEU Handled
Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles reached 8,856,782 TEU in 2016, marking the busiest year ever for the port or any port in the Western Hemisphere Port for that matter, the Port of Los Angeles said Thursday. The previous record was set in 2006, when the Port of Los Angeles handled 8,469,853 TEUs. The port finished the year with December volumes of 796,536 TEUs, a 27 … [Read more...]