Track any container moving through Los Angeles and see the port's real activity: carriers calling, scheduled connections, and a measured congestion signal. Four independent lenses on every shipment.
The fastest way to follow a container through Los Angeles is to enter your reference at trackingmcp.com/ports/uslax. TrackingMCP detects the carrier and format, then shows carrier milestones, live vessel position, the published schedule, and a forecast ETA on one screen; DCSA-normalised across 241+ ocean lines.
Any carrier calling Los Angeles: we detect the line and format automatically.
Daily signal, 9 July 2026 to 7 October 2026; dashed line marks the port's typical baseline.
As of 2 October 2026, port-call throughput at Los Angeles was 2% below its typical baseline, on 71 calls in the trailing 7 days. Derived from AIS port-call observations; inside the tracker this signal refreshes continuously and feeds each shipment's ETA-at-risk flag.
Los Angeles appears in 16,509 scheduled port calls in TrackingMCP's sailing database (January 2025 to March 2028 schedule window), with 19 carriers we track calling the port. Track any of them by container, bill of lading, or booking number.
Port reference facts last reviewed 10 July 2026.
USLAX. The five-character UN/LOCODE (US for United States, plus LAX) identifies Los Angeles in carrier schedules, booking confirmations, and tracking feeds worldwide.
Enter your container number, bill of lading, or booking reference in the search box above. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and format, then returns live carrier events, the vessel's AIS position, and a forecast ETA. Your first shipment is free, no account needed to start.
CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM lead the 19 carriers with scheduled sailings calling Los Angeles in TrackingMCP's sailing database. Each line links to its own tracking page below.
As of 2 October 2026, AIS port-call data put Los Angeles's 7-day throughput 2% below its typical baseline, on 71 port calls in 7 days; the signal level reads mild. Signals refresh continuously inside the tracker; this page shows the snapshot from its last build.
Shanghai, Busan, Ningbo, Qingdao, Kaohsiung, Xiamen see the most scheduled sailings to and from Los Angeles in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
Los Angeles handles around 10,300,000 TEU a year and takes vessels drawing up to 16 m, according to the port's published statistics and public registries.
Free time is set by each carrier's tariff for United States, not by the port. The TrackingMCP free-time reference lists published demurrage and detention free days for United States by carrier, and the tracker watches the free-time clock on every shipment.