June box record for Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles reported its busiest June ever, handling 892,340 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs), marking an 8% increase in container traffic from the same month a year ago.

“Some importers are bringing in year-end holiday cargo now ahead of potential higher tariffs later in the year,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a media briefing. His comments highlighted how importers are adapting to potential shifts in trade policies by frontloading shipments amid an uncertain tariff environment.

June’s statistics were buoyed by loaded imports at 470,450 TEUs, a 10% improvement y/y as retailers begin to bring in end-of-year holiday merchandise well in advance.

Loaded exports saw a rise of 3% to 126,144 TEUs.