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Top 10: The busiest container ports in the United States

Some of the largest and most crucial container gateways of the world are in the United States. The following list of the busiest container ports in the US includes important box hubs, which contribute significantly to the country’s economy, while they also allow container movement across the oceans, supporting and facilitating global trade.

  1. Port of Los Angeles, California – More than 9.2 million TEU in 2020

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Best ever April at Port of Long Beach

Cargo volumes handled in April at the Port of Long Beach eclipsed a record set 13 years ago.

Dockworkers at marine terminals moved 628,121 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April. The previous high was 619,512 TEUs in April 2006. Imports in April 2019 rose 1.8% to 317,883 TEUs compared to last year. Exports decreased 12.7% to 123,804 TEUs, while empties rose 13.5% to 186,435 TEUs. Total container volume was up 1.6% over April 2018.

Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said the...

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POLB sees the 2nd busiest Q1 in its history

Dockworkers move 1.8 million TEUs in three months

Despite lingering trade uncertainty, the Port of Long Beach had the second-busiest first quarter in its history, moving more than 1.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) January through March.

That figure trails only the first quarter of 2018, a year when the Port set an annual record for container movement at 8.1 million TEUs. First quarter 2019 cargo movement eased 4.7 percent compared to last year’s opening quarter.

“With warehouses full...

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Investment trip to Asia for POLB

Trade, investment and economic development are on the agenda for a trip to Southeast Asia as Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia leads a delegation from the Port of Long Beach to discuss commercial opportunities and strengthen international ties with high-ranking government and business leaders.

Over nine days, the delegation will visit Singapore; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to sit down with Port of Long Beach customers, industry organizations and trade officials for a series...

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POLB closer to 2nd consecutive year record

Cargo volume continued to rise at the Port of Long Beach in November, setting the stage for a second consecutive calendar year record.

The Port handled 621,835 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo during the month, a 1.5 percent increase compared to November 2017. Last month’s performance pushed 2018’s total TEU count to 7,349,377, making it virtually certain the Port will eclipse its record of 7,544,507 TEUs set last year. For the year to date, volumes have risen 7.3 percent.

Im...

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POLB awarded $14m grant for rail project

Added access for trains will improve cargo movement

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $14 million grant to help pay for construction of a planned rail project that will increase efficiency while also reducing traffic congestion on local streets and freeways.

The grant is from the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, which helps pay for improvements to freight corridors across California using designated transportation funds from Senate Bill 1 and the National Highway Freight Program. The...

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Clean water projects receive $3M from POLB

Stormwater control is focus of latest round of community grants

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday awarded more than $3 million to support four projects that will help improve water quality in and around Long Beach as part of the Port Community Grants Program.

Now in its second year, the decade-long, $46.4 million program is the largest voluntary effort of its kind in the nation aimed at lessening the environmental impacts of goods movement. Combined with $18.2 million given...

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The 3rd busiest month of POLB’s history

For the second consecutive year, the Port of Long Beach has broken its October record for cargo, as volumes rose 5.4 percent compared to the same month in 2017. October 2018 was also the third-busiest month in the Port’s 107-year history.

Marine terminals handled 705,408 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo in October. Inbound containers increased 7.4 percent, to 364,084 TEUs. Export TEUs totaled 119,837 TEUs, a 5 percent decline. Empty containers shipped overseas grew 8.5...

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POLB to improve flow of cargo

Port participates in demonstration project to smooth cargo flow

The Port of Long Beach takes pride in providing peerless customer service, and part of that is paving the way for more efficient flow of cargo.

A major impediment is limits in the sharing of information needed to easily pick up a cargo container. The San Pedro Bay, the busiest port complex in the nation, is home to 12 container terminals, 12 shipping lines, three shipping alliances, two Class I railroads, a short-line railroad, a...

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POLB equipped with Kalmar electric terminal tractor

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply a fully electric Kalmar Ottawa T2e electric terminal tractor to Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) for a six-month demonstration period. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 third-quarter order intake with delivery scheduled for Q1 of 2019.

The Port of Long Beach, California, is the second-busiest container seaport in the U.S. and handles trade worth in excess of USD 180 billion from 175 shipping lines annually. More than 7.5 million...

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