Container Statistics for March 2026
Almost Complete Container Statistics for March 2026
The Port of Los Angeles reported handling 380,733 inbound laden TEUs in March, a slight 1.2% fall-off from a year earlier but a solid 28.1% gain over the pre-pandemic March of 2019. The 132,129 outbound loaded TEUs shipped from the Southern California port in March represented a 7.4% year-over-year increase but remained 16.9% below the volume recorded in March 2019. Total YTD container traffic through the port amounted to 2,388,843 laden and empty TEUs, up 8.2% from the first quarter of pre-pandemic 2019.
Next door, the Port of Long Beach discharged 374,412 laden TEUs in March, down 1.6% from the previous March but up 51.6% over March 2019. Outbound loads of 104,554 TEUs were up 0.5% from a year earlier but down 20.5% from March 2019. Total container movements through the San Pedro Bay port in the first quarter amounted to 2,390,225 TEUs, up 32.3% from the same quarter in 2019.
The Port of Oakland handled 81,950 inbound loaded TEUs in March, down 6.8% from a year earlier but up 9.7% over March 2019. The port meanwhile shipped 77,950 laden TEUs, a 2.4% year-over-year gain that still left the port 11.6% below the number of outbound loads recorded in March 2019. Total container traffic in this year’s first quarter amounted to 557,869 TEUS, down 8.9% from the volume handled in the same quarter in 2019.
Oregon’s Port of Portland handled 3,831 inbound TEUs and 3,137 outbound TEUs in March. Total container traffic in this year’s first quarter (19,552 TEUs) was down 10.8% from the same period in 2025. Last year, it should be noted, saw the lowest volume of TEU traffic at the port since container operations resumed in 2020.
March saw the Northwest Seaport Alliance Ports of Tacoma and Seattle handle 99,904 inbound laden TEUs, down 9.1% from a year earlier and down 14.6% from March 2019. The 62,338 outbound loads shipped in March were up 1.2% from the preceding March but were down 28.2% from March 2019. Total container traffic through the first three months of this year amounted to 714,719 TEUs, down 23.2% from the first quarter of 2019.
Across the border in British Columbia, the Port of Vancouver represented a near mirror image of the NWSA ports. Canada’s busiest seaport discharged 168,036 laden TEUs in March, a 9.7% year-over-year gain and a 28.8% increase over March 2019. Outbound loads of 73,113 TEUs were down 2.5% from the previous March and down 29.3% from March 2019. Total container traffic in the first quarter amounted to 935,077 TEUs, up 10.9% from the first three months of 2019.
British Columbia’s more northerly port, the Port of Prince Rupert received 34,303 inbound laden TEUs in March, a 9.2% drop from a year earlier and a 20.5% decline from March 2019. Outbound loads rose by 7.0% to 15,416 TEUs, a figure that remained 13.5% shy of the volume shipped from the port in March 2019. Total container traffic in the first quarter amounted to 209,631 TEUs, 15.6% below the volume handled in the same quarter in 2019.
On the East Coast, the Port of New York/New Jersey discharged 425,453 inbound loaded TEUs in March, an 11.4% year-over-year increase and a 50.3% bump over March 2019. Meanwhile, the 138,471 outbound loaded TEUs shipped from the port complex were up just 2.6% from a year earlier and by 6.5% over March 2019. Total container traffic in this year’s first quarter amounted to 2,177,694 laden and empty TEUs, 21.5% more than PNYNJ handled in the same quarter in 2019.
In the Mid-Atlantic range, the Port of Virginia reported 152,484 inbound laden TEUs in March, a 10.0% bump over a year earlier and a 42.5% gain over the volume handled in March 2019. Outbound loads also rose, increasing by 5.6% year-over-year to 108,159 laden TEUs. That also represented a 21.1% improvement over March 2019. Total container traffic through the Mid-Atlantic gateway in the first quarter amounted to 799,620 TEUs, up 12.9% from the first quarter of 2019.
The Port of Charleston handled 109,400 inbound loaded TEUs in March, down 3.4% from a year earlier but up 17.8% from March 2019. Outbound loads of 58,706 TEUs were off by 2.1% from the previous March, while down by 24.4% from the volume recorded in March 2019. Total container trade through the South Carolina port in the first quarter amounted to 588,475 TEUs, 1.6% below the volume handled in the first quarter of 2019.
At the Port of Savannah, 248,104 inbound laden TEUs were discharged in March, 6.7% below the volume a year earlier but up 33.1% over March 2019. Outbound loads declined 6.0% year-over-year to 133,612 TEUs, which was also 13.6% below the number of outbound loads the port handled six years earlier. Total container traffic through the Georgia port in the first quarter amounted to 1,397,003 TEUs, up 21.2% from the first three months of 2019.
On the Gulf Coast, Port Houston handled 180,415 inbound loaded TEUs, a 7.5% year-over-year increase as well as a 64.6% improvement over March 2019. The Texas gateway meanwhile shipped 143,819 laden TEUs, down 5.9% from a year earlier but up 21.6% from March 2019. Total first quarter container traffic amounted to 1,087,870 TEUs, a gain of 56.7% over the same period in 2019.
March 2026 Inbound Loaded TEUs
| Port | March 2026 | March 2025 | March 2019 | Change from 2025 | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 380,733 | 385,531 | 297,187 | -1.2% | 28.1% |
| Long Beach | 374,412 | 380,562 | 247,039 | -1.6% | 51.6% |
| San Pedro Bay Total | 755,145 | 766,093 | 544,226 | -1.4% | 38.8% |
| Oakland | 81,950 | 87,896 | 74,714 | -6.8% | 9.7% |
| NWSA | 99,904 | 109,900 | 117,007 | -9.1% | -14.6% |
| Hueneme | 11,112 | 10,588 | 5,703 | 4.9% | 94.8% |
| San Diego | 8,363 | 7,244 | 7,072 | 15.4% | 18.3% |
| USWC Total | 956,474 | 981,721 | 748,722 | -2.6% | 27.7% |
| Boston | 12,001 | 11,503 | 11,856 | 4.3% | 1.2% |
| NYNJ | 425,453 | 381,791 | 282,981 | 11.4% | 50.3% |
| Philadelphia | 35,194 | 40,742 | 22,156 | -13.6% | 58.8% |
| Baltimore | |||||
| Virginia | 152,484 | 138,648 | 107,040 | 10.0% | 42.5% |
| Charleston | 109,400 | 113,524 | 92,875 | -3.6% | 17.8% |
| Savannah | 248,104 | 265,937 | 186,369 | -6.7% | 33.1% |
| Jaxport | 28,802 | 28,408 | 30,202 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| Port Everglades | 24,136 | 39,067 | 28,507 | -38.2% | -15.3% |
| Port Miami | 47,991 | 47,022 | 38,690 | 2.1% | 24.0% |
| USEC Total | 1,083,565 | 1,066,642 | 800,676 | 1.6% | 35.3% |
| New Orleans | 11,221 | 9,929 | 13,179 | 13.0% | -14.9% |
| Houston | 180,415 | 167,859 | 109,604 | 7.5% | 64.6% |
| USGC Total | 191,636 | 177,788 | 122,783 | 7.8% | 56.1% |
| Vancouver | 168,036 | 153,150 | 130,472 | 9.7% | 28.8% |
| Prince Rupert | 34,303 | 37,770 | 43,122 | -9.2% | -20.5% |
| British Columbia Total | 202,339 | 190,920 | 173,594 | 6.0% | 16.6% |
| U.S. Ports Total | 2,231,675 | 2,226,151 | 1,672,181 |
March 2026 Outbound Loaded TEUs
| Port | March 2026 | March 2025 | March 2019 | Change from 2025 | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 132,129 | 122,975 | 158,924 | 7.4% | -16.9% |
| Long Beach | 104,554 | 104,063 | 131,436 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| San Pedro Bay Total | 236,683 | 227,038 | 290,360 | 4.2% | -18.5% |
| Oakland | 77,950 | 76,157 | 88,202 | 2.4% | -11.6% |
| NWSA | 62,338 | 61,575 | 86,856 | 1.2% | -28.2% |
| Hueneme | 1,966 | 1,594 | 1,425 | 23.3% | 38.0% |
| San Diego | 559 | 661 | 311 | -15.4% | 79.7% |
| USWC Total | 379,496 | 367,025 | 467,154 | 3.4% | -18.8% |
| Boston | 5,931 | 4,103 | 6,645 | 44.6% | -10.7% |
| NYNJ | 138,471 | 134,966 | 130,038 | 2.6% | 6.5% |
| Philadelphia | 9,832 | 8,923 | 6,938 | 10.2% | 41.7% |
| Baltimore | |||||
| Virginia | 108,159 | 102,448 | 89,282 | 5.6% | 21.1% |
| Charleston | 58,706 | 59,978 | 77,704 | -2.1% | -24.4% |
| Savannah | 133,994 | 142,612 | 155,083 | -6.0% | -13.6% |
| Jaxport | 45,313 | 42,109 | 45,740 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| Port Everglades | 33,169 | 40,565 | 37,351 | -18.2% | -11.2% |
| Port Miami | 24,074 | 24,370 | 38,947 | -1.2% | -38.2% |
| USEC Total | 557,649 | 560,074 | 587,728 | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| New Orleans | 23,032 | 22,689 | 23,364 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| Houston | 143,819 | 152,857 | 118,295 | -5.9% | 21.6% |
| USGC Total | 166,851 | 175,546 | 141,659 | -5.0% | 17.8% |
| Vancouver | 73,113 | 75,009 | 103,472 | -2.5% | -29.3% |
| Prince Rupert | 15,416 | 14,411 | 17,832 | 7.0% | -13.5% |
| British Columbia Total | 88,529 | 89,420 | 121,304 | -1.0% | -27.0% |
| U.S. Ports Total | 1,103,996 | 1,102,645 | 1,196,541 |
March 2026 Total YTD TEUs
| Port | March 2026 | March 2025 | March 2019 | Change from 2025 | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 2,388,843 | 2,504,049 | 2,208,734 | -4.6% | 8.2% |
| Long Beach | 2,390,225 | 2,535,575 | 1,806,723 | -5.7% | 32.3% |
| NYNJ | 2,177,694 | 2,205,377 | 1,792,845 | -1.3% | 21.5% |
| Savannah | 1,397,003 | 1,432,064 | 1,152,447 | -2.4% | 21.2% |
| Houston | 1,087,870 | 1,068,695 | 694,167 | 1.8% | 56.7% |
| Manzanillo | 1,007,594 | 979,451 | 752,325 | 2.9% | 33.9% |
| Vancouver | 935,077 | 877,587 | 843,039 | 6.6% | 10.9% |
| Virginia | 799,620 | 813,955 | 708,297 | -1.8% | 12.9% |
| NWSA | 714,719 | 832,567 | 932,289 | -14.2% | -23.3% |
| Lazaro Cardenas | 685,412 | 595,947 | 341,727 | 15.0% | 100.6% |
| Charleston | 588,475 | 668,231 | 597,933 | -11.9% | -1.6% |
| Oakland | 557,859 | 601,529 | 612,151 | -7.3% | -8.9% |
| Montreal | 362,353 | 361,275 | 409,311 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| JaxPort | 319,512 | 336,083 | 338,358 | -4.9% | -5.6% |
| Port Miami | 294,709 | 298,289 | 291,368 | -1.2% | 1.1% |
| Port Everglades | 264,840 | 301,037 | 264,356 | -12.0% | 0.2% |
| Baltimore | |||||
| Philadelphia | 210,420 | 238,946 | 139,948 | -11.9% | 50.4% |
| Prince Rupert | 209,628 | 192,471 | 248,251 | 8.9% | -15.6% |
| New Orleans | 133,111 | 130,124 | 150,169 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| Boston | 75,638 | 62,446 | 71,883 | 21.1% | 5.2% |
| Hueneme | 72,182 | 68,964 | 33,428 | 4.7% | 115.9% |
| Portland, Oregon | 19,546 | 21,904 | 20 | -10.8% | ∞ |
| San Diego | 15,824 | 15,297 | 14,271 | 3.4% | 10.9% |
| U.S. Ports Total | 13,507,298 | 14,088,657 | 11,917,690 |