The Port of Los Angeles handled 946,966 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April, a spike of 37 percent compared to 2020. It was the best April in the port’s 114-year history, and the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increases.
Four months into the year, overall cargo volume has increased 42 percent compared to 2020.
Since January, the Port of Los Angeles has processed 3.54 million TEUs.
“We have set records six of the last nine months, and the other three months were very close to new milestones,” said Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles executive director. “It’s truly been an unprecedented run here in Los Angeles. I’m grateful to our dedicated labor force and waterfront partners who work so hard to keep improving our services.”
Seroka said key data points continue to trend in the right direction.
“Fewer ships are going straight to anchor, and of those that do, the wait time is decreasing as our labor force and supply cha