LB port’s box volume grows 6.1% to 2,41 million TEUs

Container throughput of Port of Long Beach (USA) in January-May 2011 increased by 6.1% compared with the same period of last year, to 2,41 million TEUs, the LB Port Authority statistics said.
In May, the port’s container volume rose by 2.3% to 536,680 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 volume rose year-over-year 23.6% to 6,26m TEUs.

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