Buoyed by six straight months of historic volumes, the Port of Long Beach says that it is on course to reach 9.6 million TEU of cargo containers by the end of 2024 without congestion or other disruption and exceeding the previous record set during the pandemic in 2021.
The Port of Long Beach also achieved its busiest November, when dockworkers and terminal operators moved 884,154 twenty-foot equivalent units, up 20.9% from the same month last year and surpassing the previous record set in...
Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey fell 21% YoY to 662,740 TEUs in August as the seaport adjusts to lower retail volumes, reports supply chain dive.
“Ahead of preparation for the holiday shopping season, U.S. retailers continued to draw from their overstock of inventory that was delivered during the record cargo surge over the past two years,” the port said in a press release.
Cargo activity dropThe port also saw cargo activity drop 8.6% compared to...
https://mfame.guru/port-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-cargo-volumes-drop-21-in-august/
Gulf Coast ports reported increased cargo volumes in February as imports of steel, plywood and dry bulk goods continued to flood into the country, and demand for exports of U.S. petroleum and crude oil remained strong.
Port Houston sees 167% increase in steel cargo imports
Port Houston handled 469,396 tons of steel cargo imports in February, a 167% year-over-year increase.
“Our operational activities reflect what is continuing to be a tremendously active flow of cargo across our docks at Port...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/steel-plywood-imports-boost-gulf-coast-ports
Port Houston breaks record for daily truck transactions
Port Houston reported a record 14,000 trucks crossing through its gates in a single day in January, boosted by shipments of steel, plywood and dry bulk goods.
“The business coming across our public docks is busier than ever,” Roger Guenther, Port Houston’s executive director, said during the port’s monthly meeting Thursday. “We’re off to a good start in January.”
The previous record for trucks in a single day was just under 13,000 gate...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-january-cargo-volumes-a-mixed-bag
Port Houston’s steel cargo exports recorded a 1,874% year-over-year increase in January to 21,992 tons.
Imports of steel at the port recorded a 176% year-over-year increase to 440,883 tons. The year-over-year increased demand is part of the global steel industry’s rebound in construction and manufacturing.
General imports during January increased by 61% year-over-year to 668,126 tons, and container imports increased 22% to 2.5 million tons.
Port Houston also moved a total of 323,427 twenty-foot...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-houston-sees-huge-bump-in-steel-cargo
Executive Director Mario Cordero heralded the news that the Port of Long Beach had its busiest month ever in July as “a bright spot in the midst of the devastating effects of the coronavirus on the economy.”
The port said terminal operators and dockworkers in July moved 753,081 twenty-foot equivalent units, topping a record set in June 2018 of 752,188 TEUs.
Total volume was up an impressive 21.1% in July compared to the same month in 2019.
“Supply chain workers at the Port of Long Beach...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-long-beach-marks-best-month-ever
Despite less vessel calls than before the COVID-19 pandemic started, cargo volumes are returning in some regions, reports Port Strategy.
This is suggested by the eleventh and final bi-weekly version of the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer report.
Blank sailings at a slow paceThe IAPH-WPSP report found that...
https://mfame.guru/container-volumes-regain-stability-despite-lesser-port-calls/
Despite COVID-19 disruptions, total tons crossing all Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) docks reached a record 37.77 million in fiscal year 2020, up 0.6 per cent, or 223,000 tons, compared to FY2019….
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/georgia-ports-authority-sets-new-cargo-volume-record/
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest sea port, saw a 9.1 per cent decrease in its throughput in the first half of 2020 as a result of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/port-of-rotterdam-feels-impact-of-covid-19-on-cargo-volumes/
The Port of Singapore saw a 1% drop in container volumes in the first half of 2020, but bunker sales were up 3.7% in the same period, reports Marcus Hand for Seatrade Maritime News.
Cargo volumes go downBased on the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) figures, cargo volumes were down in the Southeast Asian hub port in the first half of the year, with shipping globally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://mfame.guru/container-volumes-witness-a-dip-while-bunker-sales-climb-up/