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Monday, January 16, 2012

POLB sees slight container traffic decrease in 2011

The Port of Long Beach, the second busiest seaport in the U.S., saw a 3.2 percent decrease in business in 2011. Port officials say the decline is because of weak economic recovery in the nation and that it was operating six cargo terminals last year instead of its usual seven.

In 2011, POLB handled 6.1 million containers. Imports were down 3.3 percent year on year, and exports decreased by 3.6 percent. The number of empty containers handled by the port decreased 2.7 % compared to 2010.

California United Terminals left Long Beach for POLA in late 2010. At that time, California United constituted about 10 percent of POLB’s business.

- Los Angeles Times

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