Port of Los Angeles had record March - completing best first quarter ever
The Port of Los Angeles processed 958,674 TEUs in March, its third consecutive monthly cargo record.…The Port of Los Angeles processed 958,674 TEUs in March, its third consecutive monthly cargo record. The Port completed its best first quarter ever, tracking 3.5% above last year’s record.
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka: “With improved fluidity on our docks and fewer vessels waiting to enter the port, our terminals are processing cargo at record levels. Yet we’re not taking anything for granted. We’re using our Port Optimizer data to find developing issues and adjust to market demands. We will keep working at this every day.”
Seroka announced the latest cargo data during a media briefing where he hosted an interview with International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) International President Willie Adams and ILWU Coast Committeeman Frank Ponce De Leon. The ILWU leaders discussed the perils that dockworkers have faced working through COVID-19, upcoming contract negotiations and a range of other issues.
March TEUs of 958,674 TEUs represent the third-best month ever in the Port’s 115-year history, just behind the 1,012,048 TEUs recorded last May and 980,729 TEUs in October 2020.