Container throughput was up again in March, but Gene Seroka warned the industry to “buckle up, this is going to get really bumpy for us” as US trade war with China escalates.
March and April could well be the last two months of growth in container throughput the Port of Los Angeles sees in 2025. Thanks to front loading of import cargo as importers rushed to get ahead of tariffs, container throughput was up 4.7% to 778,406 TEU in March. Imports rose 1.6% to 385,531 TEU, while loaded exports dropped 15% to 122,975, the fourth straight month of decline. Empty loadings spiked 23% to 269,900.
Thanks to its Port Optimizer portal the Port of Los Angeles has insight into cargo volumes coming 40 days into the future. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said April is looking like another strong month, with around 800,000 TEU forecast and “a few” additional services calling at LA. Cargo volumes are expected to start to fall in May, and the drop could...
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