While uncertainty regarding the direction of the United States and China trade talks lingers, January volumes recently issued by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) were both very strong. Total POLA January volumes, at 852,440 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) marked a 5.4% annual gain and represent the busiest January output for the port in its 112 years of operation, while also marking the seventh consecutive month of POLA monthly volumes topping the 800,000 TEU mark.