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19 August 2026

Port of Los Angeles logs second-busiest July on record

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Port of Los Angeles logs second-busiest July on record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 960,464 TEUs in July, its second-busiest July on record, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes at the United States’ busiest container port. July volume was 6 per cent below last year’s all-time record for the month, when shippers front-loaded cargo ahead of anticipated trade policy changes. Even […] The post Port of Los Angeles logs second-busiest July on record appeared first on Port Technology International .

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