Port of LA sets monthly box volume record in November

The Port of Los Angeles is on track to become the first North American seaport to ever handle more than 9 million TEUs in a calendar year, according to port projections.    Through the first 11 months of 2017, container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles were up 6.3 percent compared to last year’s record-breaking 8.8 million TEUs, according to statistics released by the port Dec. 12.
   The increased volumes have put the Port of Los Angeles on track to become the first port in North America to ever handle more than 9 million TEUs in a calendar year.
   In November alone, the port moved over 924,000 TEUs, the most containerized monthly cargo it has processed during its 110-year history, according to port data. The previous record of 877,564 TEUs was set in November 2016.
   This November, loaded imports rose 6.1 percent to 463,690 TEUs compared to the same month a year ago. Loaded exports ticked up 0.3 percent to 177,913 TEUs.  Those figures, coupled with a 7.4 percent increase in empty container traffic, delivered overall volumes of 924,225 TEUs, an increase of 5.3 percent from November 2016.
   “Four vessels calling in Los Angeles each discharged and loaded more than 23,000 TEUs in November, all close to October’s 24,308 TEU record set last month in Los Angeles,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said of the results. “We’re proud to be partnering with our labor and supply-chain stakeholders to move these record-breaking cargo levels.”
   Through November 2017, the Port of Los Angeles has handled 8,563,982 TEUs, an increase of 6.3 percent compared to the same period in 2016, according to port data.