LONG BEACH: The Port of Long Beach said record-setting cargo volumes in September helped it post its busiest-ever quarter, signaling a return to pre-recession trade levels.
September’s cargo volume at the port climbed 4.1 percent from the same period last year to 655,624 twenty-foot equivalent units of boxed cargo, the best September in the port’s 104-year history.
Many of the Halloween and holiday items currently on U.S. store shelves were brought through the Port of Long Beach in recent months.
“In recent months, Long Beach has seen a robust return of once-diverted cargo,” Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup said in a statement. “We greatly appreciate our shippers’ continued confidence in the Port of Long Beach.”
Many of the Halloween and holiday items currently on U.S. store shelves were brought through the harbor in recent months, the port said. Retailers are stocking costumes, decorations and other goods in order to meet consumer demand.
Through the first nine months of the year, the port has seen a 5.2 percent increase in cargo volume compared with last year. At this rate, the port would finish the year with more than 7 million TEUs for only the third time in its history — the last time was 2007.
Shipping activity at Port Qasim on February 11
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