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6/10/2022



Rail News: Intermodal

Long Beach port logs second-busiest month in May


Dockworkers and terminal operators at the California port processed 890,989 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May.
Photo – polb.com

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May was the second-busiest month on record for the Port of Long Beach and its strongest month so far in 2022, port officials announced yesterday.

Dockworkers and terminal operators at the California port processed 890,989 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, a 1.8% decline from May 2021, which remains the port’s busiest month in its 111-year history.

Imports decreased 1.7% to 436,977 TEUs, while exports fell 12.6% to 118,234 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the port rose 2.6% to 335,778 TEUs.

"We are moving an extraordinary amount of cargo and continue to work with industry partners to quickly move imports and empties off the docks," said Port Executive Director Mario Cordero in a press release. "Looking ahead, we are ready for the traditional summertime surge to coincide with China’s recovery from a lengthy lockdown."

The port has withheld the start of a container dwell fee that would charge ocean carriers for containers that remain too long on the docks. The Long Beach and Los Angeles ports have seen a 40% decline in aging cargo on the docks since the program was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, the ports officials have said.

Pacific Harbor Line Inc. provides rail transportation, maintenance and dispatching services to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. PHL connects with BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad.



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