当前位置：新闻动态
Long Beach handles record containers in Oct despite US-China trade war
来源： 编辑：编辑部 发布：2018/11/15 09:20:54
THE Port of Long Beach (POLB) has for the second consecutive year broken its October record for cargo as volumes rose 5.4 per cent compared to the same month in 2017, and it also was the third-busiest month in the port's 107-year history.
POLB marine terminals handled 705,408 TEU of container cargo in October. Inbound containers increased 7.4 per cent, to 364,084 TEU. Export TEU totalled 119,837 TEU, a 5 per cent decline. Empty containers shipped overseas grew 8.5 per cent, to 221,487 TEU.
POLB executive director Mario Cordero said the results illustrate the evolving effects of the US-China trade war. "Our higher import volumes suggest some retailers expect US consumers will be big spenders this holiday season"" said Mr Cordero.
"Other importers are rushing shipments to beat escalating tariffs. At the same time, the trade war has clearly slowed American exports to China."
Through October, POLB has moved 6.73 million TEU, which is 7.9 per cent higher than the matching period during 2017, when the port broke its annual mark for cargo volume, reports American Shipper.
"We are on track to once again break our full-year record," said Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners, president Tracy Egoscue. "That's a good thing for the 1.4 million jobs the POLB supports across the United States. The Harbour Commission would like to thank the terminal operators, longshore workers and truckers who are such an important part of our success this year."
POLB marine terminals handled 705,408 TEU of container cargo in October. Inbound containers increased 7.4 per cent, to 364,084 TEU. Export TEU totalled 119,837 TEU, a 5 per cent decline. Empty containers shipped overseas grew 8.5 per cent, to 221,487 TEU.
POLB executive director Mario Cordero said the results illustrate the evolving effects of the US-China trade war. "Our higher import volumes suggest some retailers expect US consumers will be big spenders this holiday season"" said Mr Cordero.
"Other importers are rushing shipments to beat escalating tariffs. At the same time, the trade war has clearly slowed American exports to China."
Through October, POLB has moved 6.73 million TEU, which is 7.9 per cent higher than the matching period during 2017, when the port broke its annual mark for cargo volume, reports American Shipper.
"We are on track to once again break our full-year record," said Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners, president Tracy Egoscue. "That's a good thing for the 1.4 million jobs the POLB supports across the United States. The Harbour Commission would like to thank the terminal operators, longshore workers and truckers who are such an important part of our success this year."