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An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record.
The port handled 771,735 TEUs in February, a 43.3% uptick from the same month last year and marking the largest year-over-year increase for a single month in the port's 110-year history.
It was also the first time the Port of Long Beach handled more than 700,000 TEUs in the month of February, exceeding the previous record set in February 2018 by 109,945 TEUs.
Imports jumped 50.3% to 373,756 TEUs, while exports declined 4.9% to 119,416 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port climbed 69.6% to 278,563 TEUs.
The San Pedro Bay ports complex is experiencing a historic cargo surge that started in July 2020.
