Container Traffic Sets Record at Port of Long Beach, Declines in L.A.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach, California, rose to the highest level on record in July but declined at the nearby Port of Los Angeles.
Volume increased 18.4% to 690,244 20-foot equivalent container units at Long Beach, the highest level on record for the 104-year-old port.
Imports increased 16.2% and exports rose 15.9% despite the stronger U.S. dollar, which has made exports relatively expensive overseas, according to the port.
“We’ve worked closely with all of our stakeholders to prepare for our peak season, which is off to a great start with very strong back-to-school shipments and our best export month in a year. We applaud our partners for their role in these impressive results,” Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup said in a statement.
July marks the fourth month in the past five in which container volume has increased at the port.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles declined 2.5% to 699,127 in July compared with the same month last year. Exports declined 16.4% and imports declined 3.5%.
For the first seven months of the year volume declined 3.5% to 4.6 million TEUs compared with the same period in 2014.
