洛杉矶港创下九月吞吐量纪录，执行董事表示丽莎·巴特莱恩（Lisa Baertlein）报道洛杉矶，10月9日——洛杉矶港执行董事吉恩·塞罗卡（Gene Seroka）周五表示，作为美国最繁忙的集装箱港口，洛杉矶港在9月份创下了吞吐量纪录。随着假日商品抵达码头，加之船只避开受干旱影响的巴拿马运河，以及进口商为减少昂贵燃料的使用而选择从中国出发的最短航线，该港口业务量大幅增长。
Port of Los Angeles sets September volume record, executive director says By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Oct 9 - 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.
塞罗卡表示，该设施当月处理了104万个20英尺标准箱（TEU）。其中，重箱装载量接近54.7万个标准箱，同样创下新纪录。
Workers at the facility handled 1.04 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the month. Loaded containers accounted for almost 547,000 TEUs, also a new record, Seroka said.
专家将美国进口数据视为衡量国民经济健康状况、消费者需求以及对贸易政策反应的指标。
Experts view US import data as an indicator of national economic health, consumer demand and reactions to trade policies.
在谈到扰乱贸易的美国进口关税时，塞罗卡表示：“关税水平低于今年早些时候和去年的水平，这为进口商提供了更多的成本确定性，并使他们能够以更快的速度补充库存。”
"Tariffs are lower than the levels we saw earlier this year and last, giving importers more certainty on costs and allowing them to replenish inventories at a quicker rate," Seroka said of US import levies that have disrupted trade.
据供应链技术提供商Descartes Systems的数据显示，9月份美国集装箱进口总量达到255万个标准箱，创下该月历史新高。
Total US container imports hit 2.55 million TEUs in September, a record for the month, according to supply-chain technology provider Descartes Systems.
尽管食品和能源等必需品价格持续上涨，但美国消费者仍在继续消费。零售商约占集装箱总量的50%，美国全国零售联合会预测2026年零售总额将达到5.6万亿美元，较去年增长4.4%。
US consumers have continued to spend, even as prices for necessities like food and energy have marched higher. Retailers account for roughly 50% of container volume, and the National Retail Federation forecast total 2026 retail sales of $5.6 trillion, up 4.4% from last year.
与人工智能项目相关的设备运输，包括用于冷却数据中心的组件，也呈现出蓬勃发展的态势。然而，需求的激增并未让所有集装箱港口同等受益。
Shipments of equipment related to artificial intelligence projects, including components used to cool data centers, also are booming. The surge in demand, however, has not benefited all container ports equally.
塞罗卡表示，由于巴拿马运河捷径受到限制，一些来自亚洲的船只已从东海岸转向西海岸。他补充说，对于与这一出口大国的贸易而言，西海岸航线是最快捷的路径。
Some ships from Asia have shifted to the West Coast from the East Coast due to restrictions on the Panama Canal shortcut, said Seroka, who added that the West Coast route is the fastest for trade with that export powerhouse.
洛杉矶港覆盖7500英亩（约3000公顷）的陆地和水域，最近处理的集装箱数量超过了新冠疫情期间航运高峰时期的水平，且未出现导致超过100艘船只等待进港的瓶颈。
The Los Angeles port covers 7,500 acres (about 3,000 hectares) of combined land and water and lately has handled more containers than it did during the COVID-19 shipping surge, without the bottlenecks that led to more than 100 ships waiting to enter.
塞罗卡表示，该港口10月份将处理约90万个标准箱，并补充说，大多数节日商品应在11月前到达国内。他表示，尽管该港口近期贸易前景依然强劲，但风险仍然存在。
The port will process about 900,000 TEUs in October, said Seroka, who added that most holiday merchandise should be in the country by November. While the near-term outlook for trade at the port remains strong, risks remain, he said.
“导致这种情况改变的因素是什么？可能是华盛顿发布的另一条社交媒体帖子或贸易公告，这可能再次造成某种不确定性。”
"What could cause it to change? Another social media post or announcement on trade from Washington that could create some sort of uncertainty once again."