Tuesday, May 17, 2011

SoCal Ports Report Solid Growth In April

Reversing tepid numbers in March, the Port of Long Beach swung sharply back into positive cargo growth territory last month and joined the neighboring Port of Los Angeles in reporting strong single digit percentage increases for April.

Port of Long Beach officials report handling a total of 531,090 TEUs in April, a 9.5 percent increase over April of last year.


On the import side of the ledger, the Port of Long Beach handled a total of 270,107 loaded inbound TEUs in April, a 12 percent increase over the same period last year. On the export side, port officials report handling a total of 143,683 loaded outbound TEUs, a 10.4 percent increase compared to April 2010.

Across the harbor, Port of Los Angeles officials reported handling a total of 617,272 TEUs in April, a 3.7 percent increase over the same period last year.

In the import column, the port moved a total of 312,359 loaded inbound TEUs last month, a 3.4 percent increase. On the export side, port officials reported handling a total of 167,448 loaded outbound TEUs in April, a 5.8 percent increase over April 2010.