Cargo Statistics: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Virginia

The Port of Long Beach hovered near-record container cargo levels to begin the new year. In January, dockworkers handled 657,286 TEUs, a 0.1% decrease compared to the port’s all-time January record set in 2018. The Port of Los Angeles processed 852,449 TEUs in January, the busiest January in the port’s 112-year history. Port of Oakland containerized import volume increased 9% last month over January 2018 totals. The Port of Virginia® continues to move near-peak season cargo volumes and is doing so well under the industry standard turn time of 60 minutes for motor carries. The port’s container volume for January was 240,111 TEUs, up 8.9% compared to prior year.