THE Port of Los Angeles April container volume increased 10.26 per cent year on year 706,036 TEU, the harbour's busiest month since September 2013 the port authority announced.

Container imports rose 11.43 per cent year on year to 537,071 TEU in April 2014. Exports rose eight per cent to 172,945 TEU.

Combined, total loaded imports and exports increased 10.30 per cent to 537,071 TEU in April 2014. For the first four months of calendar year 2014, overall volumes (2,626,647 TEU) have increased 8.21 per cent compared to the same period in 2013.

*NEWS SOURCE