Cargo Traffic to Los Angeles Port Expected to Rise in Week Ending Oct. 17

02:16 PM EDT, 10/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cargo traffic at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to rise in the week ending Oct. 17, according to data from ship-tracking system Port Optimizer. A total of 173,552 20-foot equivalent units, a standardized measure of cargo capacity, are projected to reach the port in the week, the data showed. That reflects a 56% rise from the previous week and a 55% increase from a year earlier. Twenty-seven freight vessels are scheduled to arrive at the port in the week ending Oct. 17, the data showed. That compares with 24 vessels scheduled this week and 22 in the week ending Oct. 10.