Record volumes handled at Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach has had its best quarter since 2007 in terms of container throughput, owing to a strong import performance.

Containers arriving in Long Beach with goods bound for US consumers jumped by 20.2% in March compared to the same month in 2016.

Although exports decreased by 5.3% to 120,435 teu with shipments to overseas markets affected by the strong US dollar, the port moved 505,382 teu last month, an 8.7% increase.