Total volumes registered at 814,574 Twenty-Foot Equivalents (TEUs), eclipsing the previous record of 800,063 TEUs at the Port of Los Angeles in October 2006.
“We applaud our container terminals, labor and all of the stakeholders in our supply chain that drove this record-breaking volume with speed, efficiency and reliability,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “It’s encouraging to see that when cargo surges, we have the infrastructure, equipment and human capital to keep the boxes moving.”
October imports increased 16.4 percent to 417,311 TEUs. Exports jumped 23.3 percent to 166,406 TEUs. Along with a 18.3 percent surge in empty containers, overall October container volumes were 814,574 TEUs.
With total cargo volumes through the first 10 months of 2016 at 7,182,682 TEUs, it represents an increase of 5.25 percent compared to the same period in 2015.
October |
2016 |
2015 |
Change |
Percent Change |
| Loaded Inbound2 | 417,311.05 | 358,601.50 | 58,709.55 | 16.37% |
| Loaded Outbound3 | 166,406.25 | 134,963.75 | 31,442.50 | 23.30% |
| Total Loaded | 583,717.30 | 493,565.25 | 90,152.05 | 18.27% |
| Total Empty | 230,857.20 | 211,023.65 | 19,833.55 | 9.40% |
| Total | 814,574.50 | 704,588.90 | 109,985.60 | 15.61% |
| Calendar Year 20164
(to date) | 7,182,682.35 | 6,824,212.55 | 358,469.80 | 5.25% |
| Fiscal Year 20175 | 3,049,106.45 | 2,920,691.55 | 128,414.90 | 4.40% |
| 1TEUs = Twenty-foot equivalent units, a standardized maritime industry measurement used when counting cargo containers of varying lengths.
2Inbound = Imported containers. 3Outbound = Exported containers. 4Calendar Year Total for 2016 5Fiscal Year = July 1 through June 30. | ||||
Historical TEU Statistics (by calendar year; includes monthly data)
Click on the desired year to view a statistical breakdown. Monthly breakdowns prior to calendar year 1995 are unavailable.
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| 2010 | 7.8 million TEUs | 2000 | 4.9 million TEUs | 1990 | 2.1 million TEUs | 1980 | 633,000 TEUs |
| 2011 | 7.9 million TEUs | 2001 | 5.2 million TEUs | 1991 | 2.0 million TEUs | 1981 | 476,000 TEUs |
| 2012 | 8.1 million TEUs | 2002 | 6.1 million TEUs | 1992 | 2.3 million TEUs | 1982 | 606,000 TEUs |
| 2013 | 7.9 million TEUs | 2003 | 7.1 million TEUs | 1993 | 2.3 million TEUs | 1983 | 734,000 TEUs |
| 2014 | 8.3 million TEUs | 2004 | 7.3 million TEUs | 1994 | 2.5 million TEUs | 1984 | 908,000 TEUs |
| 2015 | 8.2 million TEUs | 2005 | 7.5 million TEUs | 1995 | 2.5 million TEUs | 1985 | 1.1 million TEUs |
| 2016 | year in progress | 2006 | 8.5 million TEUs | 1996 | 2.7 million TEUs | 1986 | 1.3 million TEUs |
| 2007 | 8.4 million TEUs | 1997 | 2.9 million TEUs | 1987 | 1.6 million TEUs | ||
| 2008 | 7.8 million TEUs | 1998 | 3.4 million TEUs | 1988 | 1.7 million TEUs | ||
| 2009 | 6.7 million TEUs | 1999 | 3.8 million TEUs | 1989 | 2.1 million TEUs | ||
