By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier, according to data released by the nation’s busiest seaport on Thursday.
The Port of Los Angeles handled 108,075 TEUs of exports in December, down 2% from the year earlier.
For all of 2025, the port handled 10.2 million TEUs, the third most in its 118-year history, the data showed.

- The Port of Los Angeles reported a decline in December imports, processing 424,499 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an 8% decrease from the previous year.  
- Additionally, December exports totaled 108,075 TEUs, showing a 2% drop year-over-year.  
- For the whole year of 2025, the port handled 10.2 million TEUs, marking the third highest total in its 118-year history.

Port of Los Angeles December imports fell 8% from the year earlier