Cargo Statistics: Green Bay, Los Angeles, Philadelphia

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The Port of Green Bay experienced a 30,000 ton jump in cargo throughput this May. The Port of Los Angeles reports May container volume increased 7.2 percent from a year ago to 689,141 TEUs. Business is booming at the Port of Philadelphia, with indicators pointing to a fifth consecutive year of double-digit cargo growth.

Green Bay Cargo Tonnage Jumps in May

The Port of Green Bay experienced a 30,000 ton jump in cargo throughput this May. However, season-to-date numbers remained 25 percent those of a year ago, largely because of delays caused by unusually severe icing in the Great Lakes.

"The port is still recovering from the late start of the shipping season," said Dean Haen, director of the Brown County Port and Resource Recovery department. "We had a good May and anticipate that the summer months will produce solid results as well."

The port received 24 vessels calls in May, compared to just five in April. The May cargo max included cement, coal, gypsum, limestone, petroleum coke, petroleum products and salt. Click here for details.

"We are just getting into the prime of the shipping season," Mr. Haen said. "Port import and export traffic will continue to improve as the demand for raw materials increases. I’m confident that we will meet or exceed 2013 tonnage totals."

The port is served by 14 active terminal operators:

 May Container Volumes Increase 8% at The Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles reports May container volume increased 7.2 percent from a year ago to 689,141 TEUs. That included gains of 7.75 percent for inbound loads, 2.3 percent for outbound loads, and 15 percent for empty containers. Volume for the first five months of 2014 totaled 3,315,788 TEUs, up 8.2 percent compared to January-May 2013. Click here for current and past data container counts for the Port of Los Angeles.

Philadelphia: Double-Digit Cargo Growth Continues Through May 

Business is booming at the Port of Philadelphia, with indicators pointing to a fifth consecutive year of double-digit cargo growth.

As reported by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), the numbers for the first five months of 2014 show increases of 29 percent for containers, 16 percent for break bulk, nearly 7 percent for ro/ro, and more than 5 percent for liquid bulk. Overall, cargos handled at PRPA terminals totaled 2,371,099 metric tons, an increase of 13.5 percent from 2,088,250 tons in January-May 2013. Click here for details.

The star performer so far has been the container sector, with increases of 29 percent in TEUs (to 177,335) and 17 percent in cargo (to 1,152,862 tons).

Among breakbulk cargoes, the reported data includes: steel – 176,717 tons ( 76 percent) and forest products, including lumber, wood pulp, and paper – 201,774 tons ( 14 percent). Fruit and cocoa bean volumes were essentially unchanged at 99,944 and 69,578 tons, respectively.

Autos remained the port’s dominant ro/ro cargo, with traffic for the year through May amounting to 60,671 units ( 8 percent) weighing 84,192 tons ( 7 percent).

"Between our aggressive terminal operators, our expert labor force, PRPA’s dedicated professional staff, the excitement created by the Delaware River Channel Deepening Project, and the excellent support we’ve received from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and his administration, the Port of Philadelphia has a formula in place for continued high performance, and I don’t think that is going to change," said PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp. "And we still have some entirely new cargoes on the horizon, including wood pulp from Fibria Cellulose, which will begin arriving here this summer. I really think that the sky is the limit for us."

Hamburg Süd containership at PRPA’s busy Packer Avenue Terminal.
Photo/Philadelphia Regional Port Authority