The Port of Long Beach has emerged as the busiest container port in the United States for the first quarter of 2025, achieving historic cargo volumes ahead of what experts warn could be a sharp decline later in the year.
In March alone, dockworkers processed 817,457 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) — a 25% increase from March 2024 and the busiest March on record for the port. This growth was largely fueled by a 25.8% surge in imports, totaling 380,562 TEUs, while exports saw a slight 1%...