Container volumes plummeted by 29.8% at the Port of Los Angeles in May as the hub was hit by a number of blanked sailings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US West Coast hub handled 581,665 teu last month, with substantial decreases across all container segments – loaded imports fell 28.4%, loaded exports dropped 37.6% and empties declined 26.8%.
The disappointing results mean that overall cargo volumes fell by 18.6% during the first five months of this year compared to 2019.
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