Long Beach port's container throughput rises 24.8% in Jan-Nov, to 5,74m TEUs

Container trade of port of Long Beach (USA) in January-November 2010 increased by 24,8% compared with the same period last year to 5,74 million TEUs, the LB Port Authority press release said.

In November, the volume of handled containers rose by 24.6% to 558,300 TEUs.

Port of Long Beach is one of the largest seaports of the United States. Annual volume of trade flows passing via the port make Long Beach the second-busiest seaport in the U.S. Last year’s container trade reached over 5 million TEUs.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.