The Port of Long Beach kicked off 2025 with its busiest January for cargo in port history, reflecting shippers sending goods in anticipation of potential tariffs from China, Mexico and Canada, the port revealed Feb. 13.
The nation’s second-busiest seaport (after the Port of Los Angeles) processed 952,733 TEUs last month, soaring 41% from January 2024, according to port data. The previous record was set in January 2022.
The port said that it saw a 45% spike in imports year over year with 471,649 TEUs in January, while exports jumped 14% to 98,655 TEUs. Empty containers rose 45.9% to 382,430 TEUs.
January marked the eighth straight month of year-over-year monthly increases for the port, which has a record year with 9,649,724 TEUs in 2024.
“It’s encouraging to start off the year so strongly,” Port CEO Mario Cordero said. “We will continue to focus on enhancing both our competitiveness and sustainability, no matter the uncertainties in the supply chain.”
