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Trade hums at nation's second-busiest seaport amid COVID-19 concerns
The Port of Long Beach accomplished a pair of records in September by achieving its busiest month ever and its most active quarter in its 109-year history.
Trade was up 12.5% in September compared to the same period in 2019. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 795,580 TEUs and broke the ''best month'' record set just two months ago. The previous single-month record of 753,081 TEUs, set in July 2020, was surpassed by nearly 42,500 TEUs.
The port processed 2,274,271 TEUs between July 1 and Sept. 30, a 14.1% increase from the third quarter of 2019. It was also the port's busiest quarter on record, topping the previous record set during the third quarter of 2017 by nearly 160,000 TEUs.
Imports grew 14.3% last month to 405,618 TEUs compared to September 2019, while exports decreased 8.7% to 112,556 TEUs. Empty containers headed back overseas jumped 21.2% to 277,406 TEUs.
In the first nine months, the port moved 5,707,305 TEUs, 0.5% up from the same period in 2019.
