Imports at the Port of Los Angeles last month was up 5 percent over the same period last year, while the overall number of containers moved remained flat, port officials said today.
The Los Angeles port moved a total of 687,891 TEUs in July. That includes 368,696 TEUs of imports, which represents a 5.15 percent growth over last year. Exports fell 2.87 percent to 132,490 TEUs, while empty containers was down 11.9 percent.