Volume gains continued on a steady pace at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach in February.
POLB imports, which are primarily comprised of consumer goods, came in at 233,660 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in February for a 12.4 percent year-over-year increase but were down compared to January’s 242,445. POLB Exports, which are primarily comprised of raw materials, were down 1 percent to 121,929 TEU, down from January’s 127,546 TEU.
This monthly tally at POLA was down compared to January’s 474,960 TEU, but it is still in line with recent levels. What’s more 2011 totals to date are solid at the port, despite the departure of California United Terminals to the Port of Los Angeles in December, which represented roughly 10 percent of all Port of Long Beach’s volume.