TEUs – Pacific Maritime Magazine

28 Nov

Port of LA Monthly Cargo Up in October

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For the third straight month, the Port of Los Angeles saw its cargo numbers rise year over year, according to statistics released by the port Nov. 17. Last month, Los Angeles handled 725,775 TEUs, jumping 7% from the same time in 2022, data show. Loaded imports rose 11% year over year with 372,455 TEUs, and loaded exports spiked 35% with 121,277 TEUs when compared to October 2022. Meanwhile, empties dipped 8% to 232,043 TEUs. Statistics show that through the first 10 months of 2022, the port moved more than 7.1 million TEUs, about 16.6% less than the same period of…

21 Nov

October Cargo Volumes Up at Port of Long Beach

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For the second straight month, the Port of Long Beach has seen overall cargo volumes rise year over year, according to new statistics released by the port Nov. 15. Long Beach processed 14.7% more cargo last month than it did in October 2022 with 755,150 TEUs. The data showed that imports rose 23.6% to 363,300 TEUs, while exports fell 24.8% to 90,073 TEUs year over year. October empty containers were up 23.3% to 301,777 TEUs compared to the same time last year. The port is attributing the spike to the anticipation of holiday shopping and a continued push to regain…

21 Nov

Port of Oakland Records Highest Export Numbers of 2023

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The Port of Oakland in October saw its largest volume of loaded exports in a single month so far this year with 68,974 TEUs, according to data released by the port Nov. 17. The export amount is 4% more exports than in October 2022, a result of exporters returning to a less congested supply chain that had been disrupted by a pandemic-driven demand for imports. “Our port remains the preferred export gateway for fruits, nuts, meats, and grains since we are the closest to agricultural areas in the Central Valley,” port Maritime Director Bryan Brandes said. “We also offer the…

31 Oct

POLA Cargo Volumes Up for 2nd Straight Month

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Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 5.4% last month compared to September 2022, marking two straight months of year-over-year increases, according to new data released by the port Oct. 23. The POLA processed 748,440 TEUs last month, with imports up 14% at 392,608 TEUs and loaded exports soaring 55% to 120,635 TEUs compared to the same month last year. The port has seen fourth consecutive months of positive month of year-over-year volumes in exports. Meanwhile, empties fell 18.5% to 235,197 TEUs year over year. So far, the port is moving 18.6% less cargo volume this year than…

24 Oct

Port of Long Beach Reports Record Sept. Cargo

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After months of year-over-year declines, the Port of Long Beach saw an 11.8% year-over-year boost in cargo volumes last month, which is now considered the busiest September in the port’s history. According to data released by the port Oct. 19, Long Beach handled 829,429 TEUs, beating the previous record set in September 2020 by 78,849 TEUs. It’s the first time in 14 months that the port has seen a year-over-year rise in cargo. The port attributes the uptick in part to heightened holiday demand, a new labor contract for West Coast longshore workers and the port’s push to promote itself…

03 Oct

August Cargo Volumes Mark Port of LA’s 1st YOY Rise in 13 Months

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The Port of Los Angeles handled 828,016 TEUs in August, 3% more than the same month in 2022, the first year-over-year increase in a month in 13 months, according to data released by the port Sept. 14. August loaded imports was up 7% from the previous year with 433,224 TEUs, while loaded exports saw a 22% jump from 2022 with 124,988 TEUs. Meanwhile, empties fell 10% year over year to 269,804 TEUs. Los Angeles has moved 5,649,686 TEUs in the first eight months of 2023, 21% less than the same time span in 2022, data show. “August was a very…

19 Sep

Monthly Cargo Volumes Down at Long Beach Port

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Overall cargo volumes at the Port of Long Beach last month were down 15.4% from the same time a year ago, signaling a continued shift in consumer spending and overfilled warehouses, according to data released by the port Sept. 13. Long Beach handled 682,312 TEUs in August, with 15.4% fewer imports at 325,436 TEUs, and 23.1% fewer exports with 93,402 TEUs year over year. Empty containers also dropped 12.5% to 263,474 TEUs last month. “We anticipated a modest peak season as our cargo numbers continue to stabilize at pre-pandemic levels,” Port CEO Mario Cordero said. “Over the long term we…

28 Aug

POLB Monthly Cargo Dips Significantly

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The Port of Long Beach saw fewer amounts of cargo come through its docks in July than during the same month last year, data released by the port Aug. 15 show. July 2022 had been the port’s busiest July ever. The Southern California seaport handled 578,249 TEUs in July, a whopping 26.4% decline from July 2022’s 785,843 units, which was a record month for the port. Imports also fell 27.9% to 271,086 TEUs (from 376,175) and exports dropped 17.6% to 90,134 TEUs (from 109,411) year over year. Empty containers for July also slid 27.7% to 217,030 TEUs when compared to…

22 Aug

Northwest Seaport Alliance Sees Overall July Cargo Dip

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The Northwest Seaport Alliance moved 9.9% fewer cargo containers last month than it did in July 2022, according to data released by the NWSA Aug. 17. The alliance, consisting of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, moved 234,875 TEUs in cargo overall last month. Although full imports inched up 0.2% full exports fell 7.6% between July 2022 and July 2023. “Year-over-year comparisons continue to reflect the pandemic-driven conditions of 2022 and ongoing soft import demand relative to last year,” the alliance explained in a statement. So far in 2023, NWSA moved more than 1.63 million TEUs, a 21.2% year-over-year decrease,…

18 Jul

June Cargo Volumes Down at LA, Long Beach Ports

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Cargo volumes in June were down from the previous year of record cargo movement at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports, according to new data released by the ports on July 12 and July 13. Los Angeles moved 833,035 TEUs, a 5% drop from June 2022, last year’s record. Loaded imports last month dipped 2% to 435,307 TEUs and empty containers fell 14% to 289,679 TEUs when compared to June 2022. Meanwhile, the port saw its June loaded exports rise 15% to 108,050 TEUs compared to the same time last year. The port moved more than 4.13 million TEUs…