Aumento del 7,4% del traffico nel porto di Long Beach nei primi cinque mesi dell'anno

E' rallentata nello scorso maggio la crescita del traffico nel porto statunitense di Long Beach, dove sono state movimentate complessivamente 11,2 milioni di tonnellate di merce (di cui 7,7 milioni in container), con un incremento del 3,1% rispetto allo stesso mese del 1999. Nei primi cinque mesi di quest'anno il traffico è stato invece di 51,1 milioni di tonnellate (+7,4%), di cui 34,4 milioni in container.

Il traffico container in maggio è stato pari a 406.772 teu (+3,1%), con un incremento maggiore (+11,7%) negli imbarchi rispetto agli sbarchi (+6,0%). Nei primi cinque mesi la movimentazione è stata di 1.798.360 teu (+4,2%)

Port of Long Beach
Cargo Statistics
(Source: Long Beach Harbor Department)

Tonnage Summary - Monthly Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons

Inbound Cargo
	May-00	May-99	% Change
Foreign¹	6,881,923	6,672,226	3.1%
Coastwise/Intercoastal	1,639,437	1,510,878	8.5%
Total	8,521,360	8,183,104	4.1%

Outbound Cargo

Foreign¹	2,201,644	2,041,397	7.8%
Coastwise/Intercoastal	209,803	400,012	-47.6%
Bunkers	251,567	220,363	14.2%
Total	2,663,014	2,661,772	0.1%

Grand Total	11,184,374	10,844,876	3.1%

Containers (T.E.U.)

Loaded Inbound	218,016	205,640	6.0%
Loaded Outbound	97,770	87,553	11.7%
Empties	90,986	101,274	-10.2%
Total	406,772	394,467	3.1%

Footnotes: (1) Includes Private Berth Totals for Inbound and Outbound traffic Tonnage Summary - Year to Date Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons

Inbound Cargo
	1/00-5/00	1/99-5/99	% Change
Foreign	30,435,286	28,434,788	7.0%
Coastwise/Intercoastal	7,597,231	7,141,606	6.4%
Total	38,032,517	35,576,394	6.9%

Outbound Cargo

Foreign	10,808,294	9,582,059	12.8%
Coastwise/Intercoastal	1,252,221	1,338,343	-6.4%
Bunkers	1,012,161	1,076,012	-5.9%
Total	13,072,676	11,996,414	9.0%

Grand Total	51,105,193	47,572,808	7.4%

Containers (T.E.U.)

Loaded Inbound	953,263	901,007	5.8%
Loaded Outbound	448,639	410,968	9.2%
Empties	396,458	413,593	-4.1%
Total	1,798,360	1,725,568	4.2%

Footnotes: (1) Includes Private Berth Totals for Inbound and Outbound traffic Tonnage Summary by Type - Monthly Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons

General Cargo
	May-00	May-99	% Change
Containerized	7,705,048	7,158,682	7.6%
Cut-Break Bulk	40,936	64,513	-36.5%
Steel	89,539	98,957	-9.5%
Vehicles	31,313	23,822	31.4%
Lumber	17,912	13,853	29.3%
Miscellaneous	18,508	14,521	27.5%
Total General Cargo	7,903,256	7,374,348	7.2%

Petroleum/Liquid Bulk

Municipal	2,603,553	2,675,949	-2.7%
Bunkers	251,567	220,363	14.2%
Private	8,373	11,522	-27.3%
Bunkers	47,726	52,440	-9.0%
Total Petro/Liquid Bulk	2,911,219	2,960,274	-1.7%

Dry Bulk

Municipal	369,899	478,193	-22.6%
Private	0	32,061	-100.0%
Total Dry Bulk	369,899	510,254	-27.5%

TOTAL TONNAGE	11,184,374	10,844,878	3.1%

Tonnage Summary by Type - Year to Date Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons

General Cargo
	1/00-5/00	1/99-5/99	% Change
Containerized	34,376,716	31,703,202	8.4%
Cut-Break Bulk	227,624	315,668	-27.9%
Steel	459,785	315,395	41.3%
Vehicles	167,289	156,856	6.7%
Lumber	99,508	84,573	17.7%
Miscellaneous	111,659	101,232	10.3%
Total General Cargo	35,442,581	32,686,926	8.4%

Petroleum/Liquid Bulk

Municipal	11,956,167	11,254,986	6.2%
Bunkers	1,012,161	1,076,012	-5.9%
Private	52,444	97,348	-46.1%
Bunkers	216,821	230,385	-5.9%
Total Petro/Liquid Bulk	13,237,593	12,658,731	4.6%

Dry Bulk

Municipal	2,292,781	2,103,299	9.0%
Private	132,238	123,852	6.8%
Total Dry Bulk	2,425,019	2,222,151	8.9%

TOTAL TONNAGE	51,105,193	47,572,808	7.4%