Port of Los Angeles Shipments Jump in March by Most Since

Container shipments through the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the nation, climbed in March by the most in seven years as commerce rebounded following the Chinese New Year and harsh U.S. winter weather.

The combined number of loaded and empty 20-foot containers that entered and left Los Angeles increased 34 percent from a year earlier, the most since February 2007, according to data posted on the port’s website last week. Shipments in the prior month dropped by the most for any February since 2009.