The Port of Long Beach in Southern California set a monthly record in July as retailers got a substantial head start moving inventory heading into the peak shipping season.
Total volume was 882,376 twenty-foot equivalent units, an increase of 52.6% from the same month a year ago and 12.4% ahead of the previous record set in July 2022. Imports rocketed 60.5% to 435,081 TEUs while exports grew 16.3% to 104,834 TEUs. Empty containers surged 57.8% to 342,462 TEUs.
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