The Port of Los Angeles has released its July 2014 containerised cargo volumes, with overall volumes increasing 0.25 per cent compared to July 2013.
Total cargo for July was 717,407 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
Container imports dropped 1.98 per cent, from 370,745 TEUs in July 2013 to 363,393 TEUs in July 2014, while exports rose 3.62 per cent from 157,585 TEUs to 163,294 TEUs.
Combined, total loaded imports and exports decreased 0.31 per cent, from 528,331.05 TEUs to 526,688.00 TEUs.
For the first seven months of calendar year 2014, overall volumes increased 7.75 per cent compared to the same period in 2013.