Los Angeles, which isthe largest container port in the Americas, saw volumes of 706,036-teu in whatwas its busiest month since September 2013.
Containerimports rose 11.4%, from 486,910-teu in April 2013 to 537,071-teu last month. Exportsrose 8% to 172,945-teu.
Forthe first four months of the calendar year overall volumes have increased 8.2%to 2.6mteu compared to the same period in 2013.
Cargo numbers for containers at the Port of Long Beach were up inApril by 9.7% overall, compared to the same month one year ago.
“Following a slow March due to the harsh winter in other parts of the country,April container volumes rebounded as weather patterns and shopping patternsreturned to normal,” Long Beach said.
A total of 569,843-teus moved through the port during April, with imports up11.9% to 295,712-teu and exports up 6.3% to 146,498-teus.
“Following a weak firstquarter here, overall volume for the first four months of 2014 is up just 1% comparedto the same period last year,” Long Beach said.
Last year, against which 2014 is being compared, was the third-busiest year in theport’s history with a total of 6.73mteus.
