Containerised imports increased through the Port of Los Angeles 2.7 per cent in May to 370,721 TEU year on year, the port authority disclosed.
Combined, total loaded imports and exports for May increased 1.9 per to 555,829 TEU year on year, reflecting the busiest May in the port's history surpassing the 2006 throughput record. This followed the busiest April the month before.
For the first five months, overall container volume increased 5.98 per cent to 3,313,355 TEU year on year.