Total container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest nation’s container port in January 2012 increased by 5.78% year-over-year to 698,715 TEU, the LA Port Authority statistics said.
The monthly volume includes imports, exports, loaded and empty containers. In January, handling of imports totaled 356,394 TEU (+5.25%), shipments of exported containers rose to 168,427 TEU (+5.9%).
Traffic volumes in FY 2012 totaled 4.9 m TEU, up 0.9%. In 2011, cargo throughput at the Port of LA rose 1.39% year-over-year to 7.9 million TEU.
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, Port of Los Angeles throughput rose year-over-year 16.05% to 7.83 million TEUs. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.
The monthly volume includes imports, exports, loaded and empty containers. In January, handling of imports totaled 356,394 TEU (+5.25%), shipments of exported containers rose to 168,427 TEU (+5.9%).
Traffic volumes in FY 2012 totaled 4.9 m TEU, up 0.9%. In 2011, cargo throughput at the Port of LA rose 1.39% year-over-year to 7.9 million TEU.
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, Port of Los Angeles throughput rose year-over-year 16.05% to 7.83 million TEUs. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.
