A total of
565,476 TEUs were moved in June, up 1.8 percent from the same month last
year, and far behind the 646,650 total TEUs moved by the neighboring Port of
Long Angeles during the same month.
While imports
increased 3.5 percent to 290,448 TEUs during June 2013 at Long Beach, exports
were up by 0.1 percent to 133,800 TEUs. Empty containers, which were being sent
overseas to be refilled with goods, were up by a mere 44 units, to 141,228
TEUs.
Despite the
down month in June, the port’s container volumes showed strong gains at the
mid-year point, including 16.2 percent more imports, 10.1 percent more exports
and 14.8 percent more empties over the six-month period.
Strong gains
were also apparent for the fiscal year to date. So far during FY 2013, Long
Beach’s total TEU count has risen 13.8 percent to 4.86 million TEUs compared
with FY 2012. The numbers of loaded inbound, loaded outbound and exported
containers have all risen by double digits during this fiscal year compared to
the last.
FY 2013 began
in October 2012 for Long Beach and continues through the end of this September.
