Long Beach box traffic down 8.23 percent in H1, 2012

Container throughput at the Port of Long Beach (USA) in January-June 2012 decreased by 8.23% compared with the same period in 2012, to 4.28 million TEUs, the Port Authority statistics said.

In June, the port handled 555,360 TEUs (-7,23%).

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 2011, Long Beach container volume was 4.53 million TEUs. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach form together the U.S. port complex, one of the world’s biggest hub.