The Port of Los Angeles reported that it handled 10.2 million container units in 2025, describing the result as the third-best year in its 118-year history. It was also the port’s third year above 10 million TEUs and its 26th consecutive year as the busiest port in the United States.
This report is independently written from cited factual information published by the Port of Los Angeles. The account uses only the factual notes supplied from that release and does not reproduce its wording.
From performance to projects
The port’s announcement connects the 2025 result with a proposed programme of future investment. One element is Pier 500 Marine Container Terminal, described as the first new container terminal to be developed at the port in a generation, subject to the evaluation and planning process stated by the port. The proposal is therefore presented as a project under consideration, not as an operational facility already in service.
A second strand concerns passengers rather than containers. Pacific Cruise Terminals was selected to transform the Outer Harbor with a new cruise centre. In the supplied account, the selection sits alongside the terminal proposal, showing the port’s investment agenda across two different maritime functions.
The third strand is environmental equipment. The port said a $412 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency, together with $230 million in non-federal funding, would support future zero-emission terminal equipment. The figures identify both the federal award and the additional funding described by the port.
Taken together, the projects give the announcement a broad scope. The port is reporting a high-volume container year while discussing possible expansion, cruise infrastructure and equipment intended for zero-emission operations. Each part has a different purpose, but all are presented within the same account of the port’s next generation of development.
A record with a longer horizon
The 10.2 million-container figure is significant within the boundaries supplied by the source. It is not merely a large annual total. The port places it third in its 118-year history, while also recording a third year above 10 million TEUs. Its statement that it has remained the busiest US port for 26 consecutive years adds a further historical marker.
The investment proposals extend the timeline beyond that annual performance. Pier 500 is tied to planning and evaluation. The Outer Harbor project is linked to the selection of Pacific Cruise Terminals. The clean-port funding is tied to future equipment. The source therefore distinguishes between what the port handled in 2025 and what it says may shape later capacity and operations.
This creates a clear archive story: a mature American gateway is documenting strong demand while preparing a portfolio that reaches from container terminals to cruise facilities and cleaner cargo-handling equipment. The source provides the record, the proposed projects and the funding figures. This draft preserves those boundaries while showing how they fit together.
Source attribution: all factual statements in this independently written archive draft are based on the cited Port of Los Angeles release.
Written by Luke Smout from verifiable facts published by Port of Los Angeles on 22 Jan 2026, 00:00. The Gazette does not reproduce source copy, and publication follows editorial review.