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The Port of Long Beach has been the busiest port in the U.S. the last six months, as imports surged ahead of anticipated tariffs.
Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 817,457 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, or TEUs, up 25 percent from March 2024. Imports grew 25.8 percent to 380,562 TEUs and exports decreased 1 percent to 104,063 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the port rose 35 percent to 332,832 TEUs. March ...
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The Port of Long Beach started 2025 with its strongest January on record and its second-busiest month ever, largely driven by retailers moving cargo ahead of the anticipated tariffs on goods from China, Mexico and Canada.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 952,733 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in January, up 41.4 ...
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The Port of Long Beach is accomplishing its environmental, operational and commercial goals as it is setting greater goals for the years ahead, said CEO Mario Cordero during his annual state of the port address, Jan. 29.
In a 2024 in which the port handled a record 9.6 million ...
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Buoyed by six straight months of historic volumes, the Port of Long Beach is on course to reach 9.6 million cargo containers by the end of 2024 without congestion or other disruption and exceeding the previous record set during the pandemic in 2021.The Port of Long Beach also achieved its ...
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The California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are in the midst of a record string for container volumes, both setting records for October volumes.
The Port of Long Beach moved nearly 1 million cargo containers in October, the strongest month ever, driven by brisk demand for holiday goods ...
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Demand for holiday-related goods nudged the Port of Long Beach to its most active September and busiest quarter on record, as shippers continued to move goods ahead of a labor contract deadline for East and Gulf coasts ports that resulted in a three-day strike at the start of October.Dockworkers and ...
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The Port of Long Beach’s commitment to include more small businesses among its vendors and contractors continues to broaden access to port-related construction and professional services contracts.Last fiscal year, 41.8 percent of port funds spent on eligible contracts through the Port's Small Business Enterprise Program went to purchase needed services ...
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The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a US$760 million fiscal year 2025 budget for the Port of Long Beach, which establishing a plan to fund new capital improvements in rail, zero-emissions and other infrastructure.The budget, subject to approval by the Long Beach City Council, includes a record US$25.8 ...
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The Port of Long Beach has received a US$7.88 million grant for the port’s data systems from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development.Funding is expected to help build out a variety of functions including export and rail cargo visibility, user authentication and data security, the exchange of ...
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The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will provide US$25 million in partnership with regional air quality agencies to jump-start charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty drayage trucks in the largest U.S. container ports.The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee is leading some US$135 million in projects that will ...
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