TEUs – Pacific Maritime Magazine

24 Sep

Cargo Volumes Up at Port of LA

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Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 16% last month from the same time a year ago, according to data released Sept. 18. Los Angeles moved 960,597 TEUs in August, considered the busiest non-pandemic month on record at the port. Loaded imports soared 18% to 509,363 TEUs from August 2023, while loaded exports dipped 3% year over year with 121,744 TEUs. Also, the port handled 22% more empty containers than it did in August 2023 with 329,491 TEUs, data show. So far this year, Los Angeles has processed 17% more cargo overall than it did the first eight…

17 Sep

Port of Long Beach Sets Monthly Container Volumes Record

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The Port of Long Beach in August experienced its busiest month on record, moving 913,873 TEUs, according to statistics released by the port Sept. 12. Last month’s cargo numbers were 33.9% higher than August 2023 and outpaced the former milestone set in May 2021 by 6,657 TEUs. Imports that moved through the Long Beach seaport in August soared 40.4% year-over-year to 456,868 TEUs, while exports increased by 12% to 104,646 TEUs. Empties also rose 33.7% to 352,360 TEUs, POLB data show. August’s cargo numbers marks the port’s third straight month of year-over-year growth and just the second time Long Beach…

20 Aug

Port of LA Sees Best July Container Volumes in its History

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The Port of Los Angeles saw its busiest July on record, moving an estimated 939,600 TEUs last month, which was also its busiest month in more than two years, according to statistics released by the seaport Aug. 13. Last month’s volumes were up 37% from July 2023 at the port, which is handling 18% more cargo so far this year than it did in the first seven months of 2023 with 5,671,091 TEUs, data show. Loaded imports in July rose 38% from July 2023 with 501,281 TEUs, while loaded exports went up 4% from last year with 114,889 TEUs, the…

23 Jul

Cargo Volumes Up at LA, Long Beach, Oakland Seaports

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June was an upswing month for cargo at the ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles and Oakland, which all reported year-over-year growth last month, according to data released July 16-17. The Port of Long Beach said that it saw its busiest June ever with 842,446 TEUs last month, a 41.1% spike from June 2023. June’s volumes eclipsed the port’s previous record, which was June 2022, by 7,034 TEUs, according to data released July 16. Imports soared 53% to 419,698 TEUs, while exports were up 4% to 98,300 TEUs, the port said. During the first half of 2024, Long Beach handled…

18 Jun

May Cargo Volumes Dip at L.A., Long Beach Ports

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The Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports saw their year-over-year cargo numbers for May dip, while year-to-date volumes for this year remained ahead of 2023, according to data released by the ports this month. Los Angeles handled 752,893 TEUs in May, about 3% lower than May 2023, according to data released June 12. Loaded imports fell 4.5% to 390,663 TEUs, while loaded exports jumped 24% to 125,963 TEUs, making May the 12th straight month of export growth. Meanwhile, empties moved fell 12% to 236,268 TEUs when compared to May 2023. Long Beach processed 695,937 TEUs last month, an 8.2% drop…

04 Jun

Monthly Cargo Volumes Up at LA, Long Beach Seaports

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Cargo volumes in April rose by double digits year over year at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to data released in May. Los Angeles numbers released May 20 showed that the seaport processed 770,337 TEUs, 12% more than April 2023. It also marked the ninth straight month of year-over-year gains. The port handled 416,929 TEUs in loaded imports in April, up 21% from the previous year, while loaded exports soared by 51% from April 2023 with 133,046 TEUs, the 11th month in a row of year-over-year growth in exports. “All our vital operational statistics at the…

30 Apr

Port of Oakland Cargo Volumes Up Significantly in March

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The Port of Oakland saw cargo volumes grow by double digits in March, according to data released by the port April 24. The Northern California seaport moved 19.1% more cargo overall last month than it did in March 2023, handling 202,816 TEUs, the data show. For the fifth straight month, full imports at the port rose year over year with a 38.4% spike from March 2023, moving 83,483 imported TEUs last month, a result of “rising incomes and rising net worth among consumers in major Northern California markets,” the port said in a statement. Loaded exports also climbed for a…

23 Apr

March Cargo Volumes Up at L.A., Long Beach Ports

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The nation’s two busiest seaports each saw year-over-year cargo volumes rise in March, according to new data released by the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports. The Port of LA announced April 17 that it processed 743,417 TEUs last month, a year-over-year growth of 19%. It was also the eighth month in a row of year-over-year growth. When compared to the same time last year, March loaded imports rose 19% at 379,542 TEUs and loaded exports soared 47% with 144,718 TEUs, the seaport’s busiest month for exports in more than four years. It also reflects 10 straight months of year-over-year…

02 Apr

Cargo Volumes Up at L.A., Oakland Ports

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Cargo volumes were up at the Los Angeles and Oakland seaports in February, a sign of stronger consumer spending, according to new data. The Port of L.A. saw a 60% spike in overall cargo year over year in February, when it handled 781,434 TEUs, marking seven straight months of year-over-year increases, according to data released by the port March 18. POLA imports in February rose 64% to 408,764 TEUs, while loaded exports jumped 61% to 132,755 TEUs when compared to the same time last year. Empties also spiked 54% to 239,916 TEUs year over year. Through the first two months…

19 Mar

Port of Long Beach Posts YOY Cargo Growth in February

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The Port of Long Beach saw a 24.1% year-over-year growth in overall cargo volumes last month with 674,723 TEUs, according to data released March 13 by the port. Imports rose 29.4% to 329,850 TEUs while exports tumbled 21.1% to 87,474 TEUs last month compared to February 2023. Meanwhile, empties spiked 44.8% to 257,400 TEUs year over year. During the two months of 2024, Long Beach processed 1,348,738 TEUs, about 20.7% more than the first two months of 2023, the data show. The port is attributing “cooling inflation, rising consumer confidence and an ongoing effort to recapture market share boosted cargo…