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CONTAINER volumes at the Port of Long Beach were 1.9 per cent lower in August compared to the same month the year before.
Long Beach's volumes through the first
eight months of the year stand at 5,320,930 TEU. The figure is 9.4 per
cent above the pace of 2017, the port's best year ever.
A total of 679,543 TEU were moved through the port. Imports declined 3.6
per cent to 343,029 TEU. Exports increased, inching up 1.9 per cent to
119,546 TEU. Empty containers sent overseas dipped 1.1 per cent to
216,968 TEU.
August 2017 was one of the busiest months in the Port of Long Beach's
107-year history. At the time, it was the third-busiest month ever, and
the mark has been exceeded three times since.
"Our port's decline in cargo over the last two months is in large part
due to a realignment of ocean carrier alliance services and port calls,"
said port executive director Mario Cordero.
"Another factor is higher tariffs by the United States and China. Thus
far, that appears to have helped increase traffic, as shippers act to
beat duties imposed on goods this summer."
"The higher container volumes earlier this year showed the ability of
international trade to bring prosperity and jobs to the U.S. and world
economies," said Board of Harbour Commission president Tracy Egoscue.
The Port of Long Beach is one of the world's premier seaports, a gateway
for transpacific trade and a trailblazer in goods movement and
environmental stewardship. With 175 shipping lines connecting Long Beach
to 217 seaports, the port handles $194 billion in trade annually,
supporting hundreds of thousands of Southern California jobs.
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