The US Port of Los Angeles announced that June 2019 was the busiest June in the Port’s 112-year history, moving 764,777 TEUs. Six months into 2019, overall volumes have increased 5.3% compared to 2018, when the Port set an all-time cargo record.
The month marked the end of Fiscal Year 2018-19 in which the Port moved 9,688,252 TEUs, a 5.7% improvement over the previous fiscal year.
June 2019 imports increased 3.5 % to 396,307 TEUs compared to the previous year.
Exports decreased 5.6 % to 139,318 TEUs while empty containers increased 19 % to 229,153 TEUs.
Combined, June overall volumes were 764,777 TEUs.
Completing the busiest 12-month period in the Port’s history makes me proud of our extraordinary capabilities and grateful to all our stakeholders. With container exchange per vessel at record levels, we will continue to enhance and optimize our port complex in the coming months. Creating a universal truck reservation system, moving chassis off terminals and further refining the Port Optimizer are top priorities,
…said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka.
