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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…

27 Jun

Port of Oakland Full Container Volumes Plunge

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The number of total full TEUs that Port of Oakland terminals moved last month was down significantly compared to May of 2022, newly released data from the port show. Oakland posted a 22.7% drop, with 134,398 TEUs. The statistics, which were released June 22, also show that full imports fell 28.2% in June, with 70,887 TEUs processed by the port, versus 98,792 TEUs in May 2022. “Importers continued to favor East Coast and Gulf Coast ports last month due to the remaining uncertainty around contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA),” the…

20 Jun

LA-Long Beach YOY Cargo Volumes Down in May, But Trending Up Month to Month

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Cargo numbers may be down year over year at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports, but both have also seen volumes increase in the last few months, a trend that port officials hope will continue through 2023. According to new data released June 13, the Port of Los Angeles saw cargo numbers grow for three straight months, with a 60% spike since February. The port moved 779,140 TEUs in May, a 19% drop from May 2022. Loaded imports last month fell 18% to 409,150 TEUs year over year and loaded exports dropped 19% to 101,741 TEUs. The port also…

17 Apr

Q1 Cargo Volumes Down at Port of Los Angeles

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The amount of cargo that flowed through the Port of Los Angeles in the first three months of this year fell more than 30% from the same time period in 2022, which was the port’s busiest first quarter ever, according to new data released by the port April 12. Los Angeles moved 1.83 million TEUs in Q1 2023, a 32% decrease from Q1 2022. Meanwhile, the port handled 623,234 TEUs last month, with loaded imports tumbling 35% to 319,962 TEUs and loaded exports dropping 12% to 98,276 TEUs year over year. The data also showed empty containers falling 42% to…