Port of LA, key US point for China imports, has best-ever quarter despite trade uncertainty

The Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States and the country’s leading gateway for imports from China and other Asian countries, had its busiest three-month period on record from July through to September, despite persistent uncertainty over tariffs and shifting global trade supply chains.“If there was ever a time for a drum roll, this is it,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, during a media briefing on Friday.“July through September was our best quarter in port history at almost three million TEUs [twenty-foot equivalent units]. Stretch it back to June, and we moved almost four million container units. That’s the strongest four-month stretch that we’ve ever had,” he added.