Los Angeles, which isthe largest container port in the Americas, saw volumes of 706,036-teu in whatwas its busiest month since September 2013.

Containerimports rose 11.4%, from 486,910-teu in April 2013 to 537,071-teu last month. Exportsrose 8% to 172,945-teu.

Forthe first four months of the calendar year overall volumes have increased 8.2%to 2.6mteu compared to the same period in 2013.

Cargo numbers for containers at the Port of Long Beach were up inApril by 9.7%