Port of Long Beach continues to grow trade in February as cargo throughput reaches new record

The Port of Long Beach saw another wave of growth in trade volume in February! The Port of Long Beach's cargo throughput rose for the ninth consecutive month as retailers shipped their goods ahead of schedule to avoid the upcoming tariffs on certain imported products and materials.

In February, dockworkers and terminal operators handled a total of 765,385 TEUs, an increase of 13.4% over the same month last year. Imported goods increased by 11.8% to 368,669 TEU; EXP goods also increased by 2.9% to 90,026 TEU. Even Quantity of empty containers climbed 19.1% to 306,690 TEU.

Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, said: "Regardless of the situation, the Port of Long Beach will remain competitive by providing excellent customer service and advancing capital improvement projects, which will enable us to continue to thrive in the future. We thank our industry partners for choosing to cooperate with us."

Bonnie Lowenthal, Chairman of the Port Board of Long Beach, also said: "Our dockworkers, marine terminal operators, and all our industry partners are handling large volumes of cargo through this important Pacific transshipment gateway. We will continue to rely on our reputation for fast, reliable and sustainable cargo transportation while providing excellent customer service. ”

In the first two months of 2025, the Port of Long Beach handled a total of 1,718,118 TEUs, a 27.4% increase over the same period in 2024, according to statistics