Port of LA Reports Cargo Volume So Far In 2021 Is 30 Percent Higher Than 2020

Ships await to come ashore at The Port of Los Angeles, in Long Beach, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—The Port of Los Angeles announced Sept. 15 that cargo volume during the first eight months of 2021 was 30 percent higher than the same period in 2020.

The port moved 7,273,053 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) between January and the end of August. Despite the increase, last month the port moved 954,377 TEUs, slightly less than the previous August when the port set the month’s record with 961,833 TEUs moved.