The 9,133,657 twenty-foot equivalent units the Port of Long Beach handled in 2022 were only 2.7% off the record-setting 2021.
Remaining queues of waiting ships are dwindling, another sign that supply chain pressure is winding down.
Container shipping lines are gradually getting their services back on schedule, but they still have a long way to go.
Containerized imports to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have now fallen well below pre-COVID levels.
Shippers and carriers are increasing the pressure on ports and other supply chain participants to roll out “green corridors” using digital technology.
Southern California’s container-ship logjam ends as congestion eases at East and Gulf Coast ports.
The head of Los Angeles’ port is on a worldwide sales blitz, trying to convince shippers and carriers to come back.
Container volumes were up year over year in Savannah and Charleston, while crude oil exports set a record in Corpus Christi.
Imports remain 7% higher than pre-pandemic levels, with volumes steadying last month after September’s plunge.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Port of Long Beach a $30.1 million grant to replace diesel yard tractors with zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment.
