Long Beach traffic up 20.7% in May
Port of Long Beach container traffic volumes jumped 20.7 percent in May, as the total number of loaded and empty boxes that crossed the port’s docks increased to 564,886 TEUs from 468,029 TEUs in May 2004.
Inbound loaded traffic was 288,031 TEUs, up 18.6 percent compared to May 2004. Outbound loaded box volume rose 25.5 percent to 106,034 TEUs, while empty container traffic increased 21.5 percent to 170,821 TEUs.