02:11 PM EDT, 07/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cargo traffic at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to fall in the week ending Aug. 1, according to data from ship-tracking system Port Optimizer.

A total of 110,834 20-foot equivalent units, a standardized measure of cargo capacity, are projected to reach the port in the week, the data showed. That volume reflects a 6.9% decrease from the previous week and a 13% fall from a year earlier.

Twenty-one freight vessels are scheduled to arrive at the port in the week ending Aug. 1, the data showed. That compares with 23 vessels scheduled this week and 21 in the week ending July 25.

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