In the third quarter of this year, the Port of Los Angeles set a new all-time record for containerized traffic having handled a total of 2.86 million TEUs, with a increase of +0.2% on the same quarter of 2024 when it was the previous absolute peak has been reached. Upon reaching the New record mainly contributed to container traffic full tanks at landing, which amounted to 1.51 million TEUs, Volume only 161 containers lower than in the third quarter last year when the historical record of this traffic flow. Full containers at embarkation have totalled 364 thousand TEUs (+3.5%) and empty containers 989 thousand TEUs (-0,6%).

Despite the new quarterly record, which was also achieved thanks to the increase of +8.5% year-on-year recorded in the month of July followed by declines of -0.2% and -0.2% respectively -7.5% of traffic handled in August and September, the director Port of Los Angeles executive, Gene Seroka, expressed concern about the effects on port operations that may result from commercial measures against ships and vessels adopted by Donald Trump's government ( of 18 April and 13 October 2025). "As policies evolve - Seroka pointed out - we can only foresee a greater unpredictability. When were the first radical changes, importers abruptly stopped their orders from China. When these policies are and deadlines have been extended, the volume of goods has increased again. The supply chain has been on a roller coaster all year round and continues to be so. Approximately 20% of ships docking at the Port of Los Angeles - have explained Seroka - are made in China. Some equipment for handling goods and cranes are made in China. The Tariffs in one area tend to lead to higher prices in others segments, making goods more expensive".

In the first nine months of 2025, the Californian port of call handled a total of 7.82 million TEUs, with a an increase of +3.0% compared to the same period last year, of which 4.06 million full TEUs at landing (+2.1%), 1.08 full TEUs at boarding (-4.6%) and 2.68 million empty TEUs (+8.2%).