Home/American Shipper/Long Beach container surge continues in August American Shipper Long Beach container surge continues in August FreightWaves Staff · Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedInThe port’s total volume surged 13.4 percent to 630,292 TEUs for the month, the highest total since October 2007, compared to the Port of Los Angeles, which saw total volume rise 0.4 percent in August to 709,676 TEUs.