LOS ANGELES — Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 6% in April compared to the same month last year, according to port officials.
The Port handled a total of 662,973 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April 2015.
"Comparatively, the previous April was particularly robust as importers advanced inventory due to concerns about labor negotiations later in the year," according to Port of Los Angeles officials. "Additionally, there were vessel alliance uncertainties this April as shipping lines continued to return to their Trans-Pacific rotations."
For the first four months of 2015, overall volumes (2,486,927 TEUs) are down 5.3% compared to the same period in 2014.
Imports fell 9.9%, while exports declined 15.8%, according to the report released by the port on May 18.
Combined, total loaded imports and exports decreased 11.8%, from 537,071 TEUs in April 2014 to 473,796 TEUs in April 2015. Factoring in empties, which increased 12, overall April 2015 volumes of 662,973 TEUs dropped 6.1%.
