洛杉矶港执行董事吉恩·塞罗卡周五表示，由于假日商品抵达码头，船只改道避开受干旱影响的巴拿马运河，以及进口商选择从中国出发的最短航线以减少使用昂贵燃料，这个美国最繁忙的集装箱港口在9月份创下了吞吐量纪录。
The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the US for containers, set a volume record in September as holiday goods hit docks, ships were routed away from the drought-stricken Panama Canal and importers picked the shortest route from China to reduce use of pricey fuel, Executive Director Gene Seroka said on Friday.