The Port of Long Beach had its busiest July on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 785,843 twenty-foot equivalent units in July, a slim 0.13% increase from the previous record set in July 2021. Imports declined 1.8% to 376,175 TEUs, while exports were down 0.5% to 109,411 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port were up 2.8% to 300,257 TEUs.
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero: “We are continuing to seek solutions to improve efficiency as a record-breaking number of containers move through the Port. We hope to relieve some of the stress points by continuing to support a transition of the entire supply chain to 24/7 operations and ensuring our industry partners can track containers with our new Supply Chain Information Highway data solution.”
“Our waterfront workforce continues to ensure trade moves through the Port at a record-setting pace,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Sharon L. Weissman. “We continue to strengthen our partnerships with labor and industry to ensure our spot as a leader in trans-Pacific trade.”
With the July result, the Port of Long Beach has broken monthly records in six out of the last seven months. The Port has moved 5,793,621 TEUs during the first seven months of 2022, up 4.6% from the same period last year.
Source: polb.com