LA Port Saw Record Cargo in 2021 Despite Trade Snarls
- No.1 U.S. container gateway handled 13% more than prior record
- Long Beach, Oakland ports also moved record imports in 2021
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The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s biggest container gateway and supply-chain snarls brought on by the pandemic.
The West Coast port handled 10.7 million 20-foot container units in 2021, 13% more volume than in 2018, the previous record year, Executive Director Gene Seroka said.