Container throughput at the Port of Los Angeles hit an all-time high in the third quarter and showed few signs of slowing as year-end holiday restocking fueled a sustained surge in imports. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The port handled 2.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units from July through September, up by 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago, according to data released Oct. 14. Total volume for the third quarter, which is also typically the peak season for container shipping, was also a 38% increase over the pandemic-hit Q2. Container shipping activity has gone from strength to strength as shipowners moved past playing catch-up on cargoes delayed by cancelled sailings earlier in the year. The market is now being driven […]