02:12 PM EDT, 07/31/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cargo traffic at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to rise in the week ending Aug. 15, according to data from ship-tracking system Port Optimizer.

A total of 138,463 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 11% increase from the previous week and a 22% rise from a year earlier.

Twenty-six freight vessels are scheduled to arrive at the port in the week ending Aug. 15, the data showed. That compares with 21 vessels scheduled this week and 22 in the week ending Aug. 8.

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