The Port of Long Beach saw record container volumes in September and in the third quarter amid robust consumer demand and shippers moving goods ahead of a longshore strike at East and Gulf Coast ports.
The Southern California gateway handled 829,499 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, narrowly up by 70 TEUs from the previous record set in September 2023, and the fourth consecutive monthly year-over-year increase.
Imports were up 2% to 416,999 TEUs while exports slipped 12.8% to 88,289 TEUs. Empty containers increased 1.5% to 324,211 TEUs…