Port of Los Angeles Sets All-Time Cargo Record as Imports Surge

The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 1,042,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, marking the busiest month in its 118-year history as strong consumer demand and shifting global trade routes continued to drive cargo volumes through the nation’s busiest container port.

September’s total surpassed the previous monthly record, set in July 2025, by more than 20,000 TEUs. It also capped the port’s busiest quarter on record, with nearly 3 million TEUs handled between July and September.

The port moved nearly 4 million TEUs over the four months beginning in June, another all-time high.

“September was a month for the