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April marked the Port of Los Angeles’ best month so far this year at nearly 891,000 twenty-foot equivalent units — the most volumes processed since August 2025, Executive Director Gene Seroka said during a May 12 media briefing.
Cargo flows remain steady at the Port of Los Angeles, with spring and summer merchandise already arriving, Seroka said. The next wave of imports will be back-to-school products and then early holiday inventory. Meanwhile, U.S. manufacturing has also remained steady, with the port reporting a consistent flow of parts and components.
Seroka further noted that while consumers are still buying at “near record paces,” they are bargain hunting — one of the few indicators as to how the ocean shipping market will shake out in the weeks and months ahead.
But while cargo remains steady, numbers will still be skewed compared to last year, which saw a wave of tariff announcements from the Trump administration.
