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Port of Los Angeles sets an all-time record in its 118-year history
The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 TEUs in September 2026 — the busiest month in its 118-year history, beating the previous record from July 2025 by more than 20,000 TEUs. Loaded imports rose 19% year over year to 545,696 TEUs, loaded exports rose 10% to 125,751 TEUs. The July–September quarter was the port's busiest ever, at nearly 3 million TEUs.
The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 TEUs in September 2026 — the busiest month in its 118-year history, more than 20,000 TEUs above the previous record set in July 2025. Loaded imports rose 19% year over year to 545,696 TEUs, while loaded exports rose 10% to 125,751 TEUs. Empty container volume also set a record, at 371,206 TEUs, the highest monthly total in the port's history.
The July–September quarter was the busiest in the port's history, at nearly 3 million TEUs. Year to date, from January through September, the port handled almost 8.1 million TEUs — more than 3% ahead of the same period in 2025.
Executive Director Gene Seroka credits consumer demand, inventory replenishment, and cargo shifting to Los Angeles as shippers navigate problems on other trade routes; lower tariffs and Panama Canal restrictions were cited as well. Still, the National Retail Federation's September forecast expects import volumes to ease in October and November.
Source: gCaptain, Oct 13, 2026 — https://gcaptain.com/port-of-los-angeles-sets-all-time-cargo-record-as-imports-surge/
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