First quarter growth of 4.6% compared to 2018

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Port of Los Angeles handled 650,977 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, an increase of 12.7 percent compared to 2018. For the first quarter of 2019, container volumes grew 4.6 percent.

“Despite global trade uncertainties, we experienced strong first quarter growth,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “I commend our supply chain stakeholders who have processed record amounts of cargo in recent months and we anticipate greater efficiency improvement with the Port Optimizer™ that was rolled out in the first quarter. Retailers are forecasting an uptick in summer consumer demand and we are ready for those boxes.”

March 2019 imports increased 12.4 percent to 297,187 TEUs compared to the previous year. Exports decreased 2.9 percent to 158,924 TEUs. Empty containers increased 30.2 percent to 194,866 TEUs.

For the first three months of 2019, Port volumes have increased 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

March 2019 2018 Change % Change
Loaded Imports 297,186.95 264,460.05 32,726.90 12.37%
Loaded Exports 158,923.75 163,706.65 (4,782.90) -2.92%
Total Loaded 456,110.70 428,166.70 27,944.00 6.53%
Total Empty 194,866.45 149,699.20 45,167.25 30.17%
Total 650,977.15 577,865.90 73,111.25 12.65%
Calendar Year 2019
 2,208,733.20 2,111,653.85 97,079.35 4.60%
Fiscal Year 2018/19 7,358.346.40 6,972,298.30 386,048.10 5.54%