The Port of Los Angeles closed out its strongest three-month cargo stretch on record in August, handling 955,907 twenty-foot equivalent units for the month and bringing combined June, July and August volume to more than 2.9 million TEUs, the busiest three-month period in port history.

August volume was roughly flat against the same month a year earlier but ran 6 percent above the port’s five-year average for the month. The result came days after neighboring Long Beach reported its own busiest August on record, with the two San Pedro Bay ports together moving nearly 1.88 million TEUs during the month.

“We’ve put together an exceptionally strong summer in Los Angeles,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “Resilient consumer demand, early holiday shipments and a broad mix of cargo have all contributed to that strength.”