Port of Los Angeles moves 10.5 mn TEUs in FY25, up 8% YoY

June was the busiest month in the 117-year history of the Port of Los Angeles, which handled 892,340 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), 8 per cent more than last year.

Loaded imports totalled 470,450 TEUs in June 2025, up 10 per cent from 2024. Loaded exports reached 126,144 TEUs, a 3 per cent increase year on year. The port also processed 295,746 empty container units, up 7 per cent.

In the first half (H1) of 2025, the Port of Los Angeles handled 4,955,812 TEUs, 5 per cent more than in the same period of 2024.

“Some importers are bringing in year-end holiday cargo now ahead of potential higher tariffs later in the year. July may be our peak season month as retailers and manufacturers bring orders in earlier than usual, then brace for trade uncertainty. Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles closed its fiscal year on June 30, ending the period handling 10.5 million TEUs. That marks our third fiscal year exceeding 10 million TEUs, the only Western Hemisphere port to do so. And this time we reached that mark without a single vessel backed up,” said Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka.

Bobby Djavaheri, president of Yedi Houseware, a family-owned business in Los Angeles, joined Seroka for the briefing and discussed the impact tariffs have had on small and mid-sized businesses.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (HU)