Long Beach handles record number of containers in August

The Southern California port handled 703,652 TEUs in August, a 22.8 percent increase from August 2014.    The Port of Long Beach handled a record number of containers in August after also setting volume records in July, according to the latest throughput data from the Southern California port.
   The port handled 703,652 TEUs of containerized cargo in August, a 22.8 percent increase from August 2014.
   Import volumes climbed to 358,262 TEUs, a 19.1 percent year-over-year increase, while exports grew 9.4 percent to 138,765 TEUs. Empty containers, meanwhile, rose 42.1 percent to 206,625 TEUs.
   Through the first eight months of 2015, Long Beach said its cargo numbers are growing faster than the overall economy and are up 5.4 percent compared to the first eight months of 2014.