The Port of Los Angeles announced that it processed a record 1,002,734 twenty‑foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June 2026, representing a 12% increase over June 2025 and marking only the third occasion in the port’s 118‑year history that monthly volume surpassed one million TEUs, according to executive director Gene Seroka. June imports at the Los Angeles port climbed 13% year‑on‑year to 530,558 TEUs, while exports edged up 0.2% to 126,365 TEUs. The adjacent Port of Long Beach reported handling 779,331 TEUs during the same month, its third‑busiest June on record, with imports rising 11% compared with the prior year. Nationwide, U.S. container imports grew 8.2% in June versus the same month last year, based on data from supply‑chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG). The surge in activity is attributed to companies accelerating imports to avoid anticipated higher fuel costs and the impact of new U.S. tariffs, amid broader disruptions caused by the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran, which has altered global shipping routes and heightened concerns among retailers and manufacturers about the availability and transport cost of key raw materials and finished goods.