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August container volumes at the South Californian port of Los Angeles climbed by 6.1 percent compared to August 2016 volumes. 847,857 TEUs came through the Port of Los Angeles, marking the busiest August and the second-busiest month in the port's 110-year history. Eight months into 2017, port container volumes are 9 percent ahead of 2016, when the port handled a record-breaking 8.8 million TEUs.
August loaded imports increased 5.1 percent to 432,479 TEUs. Loaded exports rose 4 percent to 159,197 TEUs. Along with a 9.2 increase in empty containers, overall August container volumes were 847,857 TEUs. Previously, the strongest August in port history was last year, when 798,932 TEUs moved through the port's terminals.
Through August, total 2017 cargo volumes are 6,127,209TEUs, an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
Strong consumer demand for goods continued to push cargo higher at the adjacent South Californian port of Long Beach, as imports surged more than 10 percent in August compared to the same month last year. The figure was the third-highest monthly import total in the port's 106-year history.
Long Beach terminals processed 692,375 TEUs in all, 8 percent more than last August's shipments, making it the second-busiest August ever and the third-highest container volume for any month. Cargo is up 6.6 percent for the first eight months of the year over 2016.
Imports were up 10.6 percent last month against August 2016, to 355,715 TEUs. Exports trended downward, with 117,290 outbound containers loaded onto ships, a 26.3 percent decrease due to shifts in vessel alliances. Empty containers going back to Asia to be refilled with goods climbed to 219,370 TEUs, a 37 percent increase.
