Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach in January-September 2011 totaled 4.6 million TEUs, up 0.8% from the same period last year, the Port Authority statistics said.
In September, container trade of the port amounted to 527,175 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. In 2010, Long Beach container throughput rose year-over-year by 23.6% to 6.26 million TEUs. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.