Port of Long Beach’s August numbers 6th busiest in history, but slowdown still expected

Port of Long Beach’s August numbers 6th busiest in history, but slowdown still expected

Cargo numbers continued reaching record or near-record highs at the Port of Long Beach last month, with officials reporting the second-best August on record. It also was the sixth-busiest month in the port’s 114-year history, officials reported on Monday, Sept. 15, as retailers continued seeing the arrival of goods purchased during a recent pause in tariffs. The Port of Los Angeles is expected to announce its August numbers — which also are expe…

Port of Long Beach Touts Second-Busiest August in Recorded History

The Port of Long Beach touted its second-busiest August on record with about 901,846 twenty-foot equivalent units moving through the port as retailers pushed out supplies during a recent pause in tariffs. Port officials noted that while goods processed were at a record level, it also saw a relatively flat decline of 1.3% from the record set in August 2024. Imports were down 3.6% to 440,318 TEUs and exports decreased 8.3% to 95,960 TEUs. Empty co…

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The port handled 901,846 20-foot equivalent units this August, falling 1.3 percent short of the containers the West Coast gateway processed the year prior.

Port of Long Beach nears 1 million TEUs in August

The Port of Long Beach handled 901,846 TEUs in August, a relatively flat decline of 1.3 per cent from the record set in August 2024.

Tariff pause boosts Port of Long Beach volumes

The US West Coast gateway container port of Long Beach recorded its second busiest August on record.