October was a great month at several of the top ports in the United States and a record-breaking one at the biggest port, according to newly released monthly numbers on Nov. 14.
The Port of Los Angeles, the largest in the United States based on container volume per year, reported the busiest month ever at a container port in the Western Hemisphere, according to data from the American Association of Port Authorities. In total, the port handled 814,574 industry-standard 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, eclipsing the previous record of 800,063 in October 2006.
