Port of Los Angeles Nears 1 Million TEUs in Second-Busiest July

The Port of Los Angeles handled nearly 1 million containers in July, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes even as an early peak shipping season begins to wind down.

The nation’s busiest container port processed 960,464 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, its second-highest July on record. Volume was down 6% from the all-time July record set last year but remained 7.5% above the port’s five-year average for the month.

The performance followed an exceptionally strong June, when Los Angeles handled more than 1 million TEUs.

“After topping 1 million container units in June, we nearly reached that mark