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...