LA port reports record exports in 2011

 
   The Port of Los Angeles handled 7,940,511 TEUs in 2011, 1.4 percent more than the 7,831,902 TEUs handled in 2010, including empties.
   Containerized port exports were 2,109,394 TEUs in 2011, a 14.5 percent increase over the 1,841,273 TEUs handled in 2010. It was a second record-breaking year for containerized exports through the port.
   2011 imports increased were 4,066,763 TEUs, or 2.3 percent more than the 3,973,933 TEUs in 2010.
   The port benefited from the relocation of California United Terminals from the neighboring Port of Long Beach to Pier 400.