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Port of LA September 2013 Container Volumes Top 700,000 TEU's

The Port of Los Angeles has released its September 2013 cargo volumes. September overall volumes totaled 710,892 Twenty-Foot Equivalent (TEU) containers, the third consecutive month volumes exceeded 700,000 TEUs, but compared to September 2012, volumes dropped 4.57 percent. Imports declined by 3.75 percent, from 385,250 TEUs in September 2012 to 370,785 TEUs this September. Exports decreased 12.79 percent, from 172,432 TEUs in September  2012 to 150,380 TEUs in September 2013.