Port of LA forecasts significant volume decline in coming months

Author: Sevgul Gasimzade
Published: 20.02.2023 10:04

The Port of Los Angeles has seen a significant slowdown in volumes at the start of the year as the Transpacific container trade softens.

The Port of LA handled 726,014 teu in January 2023 down 13% on the same month a year ago allmarinenews uniforms.

For January 2023 loaded imports handled came in at 372,040 teu, down 13% compared to the previous year. Loaded were up slightly at 102,723 teu, an increase of 2.5% compared to last year. While the handling of empty containers saw a sharp drop to 251,251 teu, a 26% year-on-year decline.