Port of LA ten-month boxes volume inches up 0.68 percent

Container throughput of Port of Los Angeles for 10 months of 2011 rose by 0.68% year-over-year to 6.59 million TEUs, the LA Port Authority statistics said.

The volume of containers handled in October increased by 4.43% on last year’s figure, to 712,580 TEUs.

Port of Los Angeles is the largest seaport of the United States. The Port encompasses 3.5 ha, 69km of waterfront and features 27 cargo terminals, including dry and liquid bulk, container breakbulk, automobile and omni facilities. Last year, the port of Los Angeles handled 6.7 million TEUs.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.