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Port of Long Beach experiences COVID-19 impacts

Following the COVID-19 situation, Port of Long Beach keeps experiencing the coronavirus impacts, marking several canceled sailings and a decline in cargo containers shipments during March. For the records, last month, the US second busiest port saw a 9.8% drop in cargo volumes.

With Port of Long Beach struggling to remain operational, terminal operators and dockworkers managed to move 517.663 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, a 6.4% decline in comparison to March 2019.

At the same...

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COVID-19 impacts Port of LA cargo volumes

Following the COVID-19 situation, the busiest and largest container port in US, Port of Los Angeles, saw a decrease in its cargo volumes. In fact, the port managed to move 544.037 TEUs during February, meaning a 22.9% drop in comparison to the same month last year.

Port of Los Angeles further announced that its February imports marked a decrease of 22.5%, to 270.025 TEUs compared to 2019.

At the same time, exports dropped by 5.7%, to 134.468 TEUs. As for the empty containers, were by 35% down to...

https://safety4sea.com/covid-19-impacts-port-of-la-cargo-volumes/

Port of Long Beach sees 9.8% drop in cargo volumes, amid COVID-19

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outrbeak, the second busiest container port in the US, Port of Long Beach, marked a drop in its cargo handling volume. Namely, the port managed to handle 538.428 TEUs during February, down by 9.8% in comparison to February 2019.

As Port of Long Beach announced, due to the coronavirus situation, fewer ships are calling the port. In fact, this caused a decrease in the imports by 18%.

Although, the exports marked an increase by 19.3%. At the same time, empty containers...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-long-beach-sees-9-8-drop-in-cargo-volumes-amid-covid-19/

Port of Rotterdam sees slight recovery in China volumes

The number of container ships coming from China to the Port of Rotterdam shows a slight recovery, as coronavirus measures have started to ease, the Port’s CEO said Monday.

The COVID-19 outbreak, originated from China in the last day of 2019, has caused deaths of 3,825 people and a major disruption in global trade.

In this regard, COVID-19 had also significantly curbed traffic from China to the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port.

A few weeks ago we estimated that the number of ships leaving...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-sees-slight-recovery-in-china-volumes/

AAPA highlights coronavirus impacts for ports

Following the coronavirus outbreak, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recently issued a statement in which highlighted the impacts that the virus has upon the ports, the shipping industry, the logistics, the economy, and of course the human health.

In fact, AAPA informed that the coronavirus will impact the cargo volumes at several US ports during the first quarter of 2020, as they may be down by 20% or more in comparison to the previous year.

At the same time supply chain...

https://safety4sea.com/aapa-highlights-coronavirus-impacts-for-ports/

Port of Los Angeles expects 25% drop in February volumes due to coronavirus

Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the US, is forecasting a 25% drop in container volumes in February, as a result from the major disruptions brought by the coronavirus outbreak in shipping trade all over the world.

Container ship operators have canceled 40 sailings at the Port of Los Angeles, from 11 February to 1st April, involving mainly ships from China, Port Executive Director, Gene Seroka, was quoted as saying in an interview.

That amounts to a little more than one-quarter...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-los-angeles-expects-25-drop-in-february-volumes-due-to-coronavirus/

India sees 15% decline of coal imports at its 12 major ports

Thermal coal imports at India’s 12 major ports declined 14.98% with 74.60 million tonnes (MT) during the fiscal year of April 2019-January 2020, compared to 87.74 MT of the dry fuel in the same period of the previous year, according to data provided by the Indian Ports Association.

Imports of coking and other coal increased by 1.10% at 47.08 MT during the period. These ports had handled 46.57 MT of coking coal in the corresponding period last fiscal.

Thermal coal is the mainstay of India’s energy...

https://safety4sea.com/india-sees-15-decline-of-coal-imports-at-its-12-major-ports/

Port of New York, New Jersey set handling record in 2019

The Port of New York and New Jersey announced that managed 7.471.131 TEUs in total, marking a 4.1% increase, while broke the previous annual record of 7.179.788 TEUs in 2018. According to its financial reports for 2019, New York and New Jersey handled 5.231.418 loaded TEUs, surpassing the loaded imports handled by the Port of Long Beach.

Moreover, the cargo volume noted an increase of 2.6% in imported goods such as clothing, furniture, electronics and several other everyday products, in...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-new-york-new-jersey-set-handling-record-in-2019/

Port of Gothenburg marks the largest rail volume in its history

Port of Gothenburg recently published its freight figures for 2019, presenting a growth in its container volumes. Specifically, 456.000 TEU were transported through the port’s rail infrastructure, marking the largest rail volume in the port’s 400-year history.

Moreover, much of the long-range export goods consists of basic industrial goods like steel and forest products from all over Sweden, meaning almost its whole container freight, is transferred to the Port of Gothenburg via rail.

Growth in...

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