Cargo Volume Rises Slightly at the Port of Long Beach

Cargo volume rose slightly by 1.8 percent in June, compared to June of last year, at the Port of Long Beach, according to port statistics released on July 15. Imports increased by 3.5 percent while exports rose by .1 percent, with a total of 565,476 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) moved. Figures for the first half of 2013 indicate a 14.2 percent increase in volume compared to the first half of 2012. With imports exceeding exports, the statistics showed that empty containers rose significantly from 44 TEUs to 141,228 TEUs. Container volumes at the port show gains at the mid-year point as well, including 16.2 percent more imports, 10.1 percent more exports and 14.8 percent more empties, the Port of Long Beach reported.