California’s almond, walnut, and pistachio exporters are redirecting more cargo through Southern California ports and Houston, reducing Oakland’s historic share. Learn why logistics, rail links, and market dynamics are driving this shift in U.S. agricultural export flows.

In August 2025, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled nearly 945,000 inbound loaded TEUs—down 2.2% year-over-year but up 24.3% vs. 2019. Get a full breakdown of U.S. port volumes, inbound/outbound trends, and YTD comparisons in our latest data release.

In August 2025, San Pedro Bay ports handled 944,832 inbound loaded TEUs, a 2.2% decrease from the previous year but a 24.3% increase from 2019.

In July 2025, U.S. West Coast ports accounted for 37.2% of U.S. containerized import tonnage, with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach capturing 28.8% of the share. This marks a slight year-over-year decline from 37.8% in July 2024. Notably, the LA/LB ports increased their share of containerized import tonnage from East Asia by 1.3 percentage points, reflecting their continued dominance in trans-Pacific trade.

July 2025 TEU report: LA and Long Beach hit record volumes while Oakland and Vancouver surge. Explore U.S., Canada & Mexico port trends.

USWC ports see steep drop in China trade—imports down over 25% and exports off more than 65% since pre-COVID levels.

California truckers face record diesel prices, paying 35% more than Houston and far above East Coast and Gulf Coast averages. Diesel for drayage in California tops $5/gal, driving up trucking costs at LA, Long Beach, and Oakland ports.

June 2025 TEU data reveals key shifts in U.S., Canadian & Mexican port volumes, West Coast shares, and global container trade trends.

The story behind 53-foot containers on U.S. highways—how the 1982 STAA law and Rep. Glenn Anderson changed trucking forever.

West Coast ports see volatile market share in U.S. container trade as tariffs, labor risks, and East Asia imports drive shifting cargo flows.

Normally, the Port of Los Angeles is the nation’s busiest container gateway. Still, from time to time, the Port of New York/New Jersey (PNYNJ) lays claim to the title, invariably causing the East Coast media to break out the celebratory sparklers. The contest for the nation’s top container port is typically framed in the media as a rivalry between PNYNJ and the Port of LA, the Yankees vs. the Dodgers, if you will.

On July 9, the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker projected that 2.06 million TEUs laden with goods from abroad would arrive in June at the thirteen U.S. mainland ports it surveys.

Explore whether the U.S. West Coast’s share of container trade is declining, examining recent trends, stats, and implications for port competition.

Through the first five months of 2025, containerized export tonnage from U.S. West Coast ports to China and Hong Kong plunged by 42.1% from the same period a year earlier and by 61.4% from the same months in 2019.

Once upon a time, Japan was the primary overseas trading partner of the ports that now operate as the Northwest Seaport Alliance. Indeed, Japan was the leading U.S. trading partner for containerized cargo, according to a 1980 report from the U.S. Maritime Administration.