Nearly 20% container growth for Port of Los Angeles in 2024

After acknowledging ongoing wildfire recovery and relief efforts currently underway across Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka pointed to the Port’s many successes in 2024. This including finishing 2024 by processing more than 10.3 million container units, nearly 20% up on 2023 and the second-best year in the 117-year history of the Port.

“Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone: 25 years – a quarter century – as the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere,” Seroka told the crowd of community and business leaders at the annual State of the Port event. “This achievement is a testament to our shared dedication and hard work.”

“The City is moving forward on a massive recovery effort to rebuild homes, businesses and communities, and we must also ensure the Port of Los Angeles remains well positioned to move essential goods for this effort,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.

Now in his 11th year at the Port’s helm, Seroka praised the many stakeholders in attendance – from terminal operators to shipping lines, to longshore labour and community organizations, among others – for the Port’s achievements in 2024.

He then outlined the Port’s strategic priorities for the year ahead in three key areas: people, planet and performance, full details of which are available on the port’s website.

Seroka closed the event with a recognition of the challenges ahead for the industry, and with a call for continued collaboration and cooperation. “It’s up to all of us to create a Port that is better for people, better for the planet, and better for performance,” he said.