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Friday, January 20, 2012

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POLA sets new record for container exports

The Port of Los Angeles is the first U.S. port in history to export over 2 million TEUs of American goods overseas. The country’s busiest port processed 2.11 million outgoing cargo shipments in 2011, according to POLA yearend statistics, which bested the port's former record of 1.84 million export TEUs set in 2010.

In terms of U.S. 2011 exports, the POLB came in second at 1.69 million TEUs, and New York-New Jersey is third at 1.62 million.

Last year, POLA handled 7.94 million TEUs, compared to 2010’s 7.83 million. POLA and the Port of Long Beach combined moved around 14 million in 2011, a modest decrease from the 14.1 million TEUs reported in 2010.

The cargo figures were helped by POLA’s Trade Connect program, which sets up U.S. exporters with potential overseas customers, and the move of California United Terminals from POLB to the Los Angeles port.

- Los Angeles Times

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