LA and Long Beach post substantial gains in September

THE ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to show a year-on-year September volume increases, but container throughput growth has slowed since August, tonnage statistics show.

The Port of Los Angeles handled 711,613 TEU, 22 per cent more than a year earlier. "Overall it's been a very strong year, better than we forecast, but not completely unexpected given the declines of 2009," said an LA port spokesman. "Consumer demand in the months head remains relatively uncertain."

Long Beach moved 30.5 per cent more boxes in September at 574,790 TEU up from 440,364 TEU in the same month in 2009. Year to date, the port container volume was up 12.4 per cent to 5,936,066 TEU up from the 5,282,385 moved in the first nine months of 2009.

Long Beach import and export containers though Long Beach port increased 30.5 per cent in September year on year, but that was off six per cent from August. Loaded import containers in September increased year on year 28 per cent to 288,905 TEU from 224,929 TEU last year. Year to date, volume has increased 14.2 per cent to 2,982,320 TEU from 2,612,227 TEU.

Loaded export containers at Long Beach in September increased 13 per cent to 124,021 TEU from 109,337 TEU year to date laden outbound boxes increased 11.5 per cent to 1,484,610 TEU from 1,331,872 TEU.

Movement of empties increased 52.6 per cent to 161,864 106 TEU from 103 in September at Long Beach with a total year-to-date tally of 1,469,136 TEU up from 1,338,286 TEU, an increase of 9.8 per cent.
(Source:www.schednet.com)