The Port of Los Angeles handled 736,438 TEU of container cargo in June, a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase while the adjacent Port of Long Beach enjoyed an eight per cent increase to 610,516 TEU, according to Shipping Gazette.
Los Angeles container imports rose 16.5 per cent to 382,666 TEU, while exports rose 8.51 per cent to 160,823 TEU in June. Empties were up 13.4 per cent.
Long Beach June imports stood at 316,054 TEU, an 8.8 per cent increase, while exports were up 4.7 per cent to 140,034 TEU. Empties increased 9.3 per cent to 154,428 TEU.
June was the third consecutive month with year-on-year increases at Long Beach, which came in as a 2.5 per cent rise for the first six months of 2014.
