June moved the highest volume ever recorded this month
Last month, the Port of Los Angeles handled a container traffic of 892 thousand TEUs, a volume that represents the new record for the month of June and a progression of +7.8% on June 2024 determined by both the increase in the flows of full containers at disembarkation and loading, which were equal respectively to 470 thousand TEUs (+9.7% and a new record for the month of June) and 126 thousand TEUs (+3.0%), and by the growth in the volume of empty containers stood at 296 thousand TEUs (+7.0%).
In the second quarter of 2025, total traffic reached 2.45 million TEUs, with an increase of +4.3% on the corresponding period of last year. Container totals at disembarkation and embarkation amounted to 1.26 million TEUs (+2.4%) and 375 thousand TEUs (-1.6%). Empty containers amounted to 811 thousand TEUs (+10.7%).
In the first half of this year, the global figure is 4.96 million TEUs, up +4.7% on the first semester of 2024. The full containers at unloading were equal to 2.55 million TEUs (+3.3%), full containers at embarkation at 721 thousand TEUs (-8.2%) and empty containers at 1.69 million TEUs (+14.1%).
Commenting on the recent evolution of container traffic in the Californian port of call, and in particular in June, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka, explained that “some importers are importing goods for the year-end holidays in view of potential higher duties applied in the remainder of the year. July – announced Seroka – could be our month with the increased activity given that retailers and manufacturers will receive orders earlier than usual, preparing for a scenario of uncertainty for trade”.
