02:25 PM EDT, 03/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cargo traffic at the Port of Los Angeles is expected to rise in the week ending March 28, according to data from the ship-tracking system Port Optimizer.

A total of 76,748 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 roughly 8% increase from the previous week and a 3% decrease from a year earlier.

Seventeen freight vessels are scheduled to arrive at the port in the week ending March 28, the data showed. That's up from 16 vessels each this week and the week ending March 21.