From the Los Angeles Business Journal:
Port of Los Angeles officials said that last month marked the second busiest month in its 110-year history with cargo movement increasing 6.1 percent for the month of August year-over-year.
“We are grateful to our terminal operators, labor force, supply chain stakeholders and our cargo owners for the record-breaking container volume trend we have been experiencing over the past 20 months,” Port of L.A. Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement.
For neighboring Port of Long Beach, a total of 692,375 TEUs were processed for the month of August, an 8 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Imports rose 10.6 percent to 355,715 TEUs, and exports decreased to 117,290 TEUs, a 26.3 percent decrease which port officials said were due to shifts in vessel alliances.