Southland Ports Still Bustling

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Import and export traffic at the nation’s largest port complex in November continued to far outpace that of a year ago, according to monthly statistics from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.


The Port of Los Angeles, after handing more cargo in October than any other single month in its history, saw a 17 percent hike of inbound cargo traffic in November over last year. The port handled 382,404 containers, compared with 325,089 in 2005.


However, while cheaper imported goods continue to flow at record levels, exports from the port also continue a torrid pace. For the month, loaded outbound containers were up 25 percent and were also up more than 20 percent year to date over 2005. Port officials said they expect the traffic to slightly slow but for the calendar year overall traffic is up 13 percent.


The Port of Long Beach has also seen increased traffic when compared to last year. The port saw a 9.1 percent increase in imports, bringing in 382,806 containers. However, outbound traffic was flat at 107,000 containers compared with last year. Year to date, inbound traffic is up more than 10 percent at Long Beach while export traffic is up 3 percent.

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