Port of Long Beach sees container volume hit 8 million mark, just ahead of tariff start

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From Freight Waves:

The Port of Long Beach says September container volumes fell from a year ago, but fiscal year volumes hit a new record. The results come just ahead of the tariffs the U.S. imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports.

The second largest port by container volume, Long Beach saw loaded inbound containers fall 2.5% from a year ago to 357,301 twenty foot equivalent units (teu) last month. With empty containers seeing a small increase, overall September activity was flat at 701,205...

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/10/port-of-long-beach-sees-container-volume-hit-8-million-mark-just-ahead-of-tariff-start/

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