Port of Long Beach Sets Yearly, Q4, December Records; Facilities in L.A., Seattle-Tacoma, Houston, Georgia Report Gains
The Long Beach Container Terminal at the Port of Long Beach. The facility processed 9.6 million TEUs in 2024, a record. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)
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U.S. ports capped off 2024 with solid growth, as most major facilities reported volume increases for December.
The Port of Los Angeles processed 921,616 20-foot-equivalent units for the month, a 24% increase from the 742,519 handled a year earlier. The entire year was a busy one for the port, as it processed more than 10.3 million TEUs. That’s a nearly 20% increase over 2023 and the second-best year in the port’s history.
“Everything we do to speed containers through the por…
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