Another sign that U.S. West Coast seaports may finally be rebounding was reflected in new December numbers in the Pacific Northwest. When the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported a surge in throughput last month, it was not an isolated incident. The Port of Seattle is coming out with a similar story. Throughput figures for December, 2009 were robust, with inbound cargo imports ramping up 32.6 percent and outbound having doubled. When Maersk Line and CMA CGM began a new service to Seattle, an upward trend in traffic became starkly evident. And with Hanjin Shipping reinstating Seattle in one of its trans-Pacific services, port officials are even more optimistic.
