THE Port of Long Beach ended 2024 with 9,649,724 TEU processed, up 20.3 per cent from a year earlier and a 2.8 per cent increase from the previous record of more than 9.3 million TEU moved in 2021, according to Belgium's SAFETY4SEA.
According to the Port, imports rose 24.3 per cent to 4,729,552 TEU and exports declined 5.9 per cent to 1,207,036 TEU compared to 2023. Empty containers moving through the Port were up 26.6 per cent to 3,713,137 TEU.
The Port closed the year with its most active December by moving 861,006 TEU, up 21.3 per cent from the same month a year earlier and surpassing the previous record set in December 2020 by 5.5 per cent.
Imports jumped 23.9 per cent to 412,876 TEU and exports were down 2.8 per cent to 100,792 TEU from December 2023. Empty containers moving through the Port increased 27.3 per cent to 347,338 TEU.
December also marked the Port's seventh consecutive monthly year-over-year cargo increase. It was also the Port's busiest quarter overall with 2,732,351 TEU moved between October 1 and December 31, breaking the previous record set during the third quarter of 2024 by 4 per cent.
'No enterprise in Long Beach epitomises the move away from fossil fuels to clean, alternative energy more than our port. The port is moving more cargo than ever before in ways that are cleaner than ever. We're electrifying port infrastructure, cargo-moving equipment, trucking and rail operations,' said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson.
Furthermore, the Port of Long Beach continued to build on its Green Port legacy in 2024 through several landmark projects.
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined the Port to mark the start of construction on 'America's Green Gateway', the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. The project will enhance cargo movement while improving air quality and vehicle traffic in Southern California.
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According to the Port, imports rose 24.3 per cent to 4,729,552 TEU and exports declined 5.9 per cent to 1,207,036 TEU compared to 2023. Empty containers moving through the Port were up 26.6 per cent to 3,713,137 TEU.
The Port closed the year with its most active December by moving 861,006 TEU, up 21.3 per cent from the same month a year earlier and surpassing the previous record set in December 2020 by 5.5 per cent.
Imports jumped 23.9 per cent to 412,876 TEU and exports were down 2.8 per cent to 100,792 TEU from December 2023. Empty containers moving through the Port increased 27.3 per cent to 347,338 TEU.
December also marked the Port's seventh consecutive monthly year-over-year cargo increase. It was also the Port's busiest quarter overall with 2,732,351 TEU moved between October 1 and December 31, breaking the previous record set during the third quarter of 2024 by 4 per cent.
'No enterprise in Long Beach epitomises the move away from fossil fuels to clean, alternative energy more than our port. The port is moving more cargo than ever before in ways that are cleaner than ever. We're electrifying port infrastructure, cargo-moving equipment, trucking and rail operations,' said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson.
Furthermore, the Port of Long Beach continued to build on its Green Port legacy in 2024 through several landmark projects.
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined the Port to mark the start of construction on 'America's Green Gateway', the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. The project will enhance cargo movement while improving air quality and vehicle traffic in Southern California.
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