  Nei primi dieci mesi di quest'anno il porto statunitense di Long Beach ha movimentato oltre 107 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con un incremento del 7,9% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 1999. Le merci varie, con 74,8 milioni di tonnellate, hanno registrato una crescita dell'8,3%. I carichi containerizzati sono risultati pari a 72,5 milioni di tonnellate (+8,4%). In termini di teu il traffico è stato di 3.838.500 unità da venti piedi, con un aumento del 5,3% rispetto al periodo gennaio - ottobre 1999. Nello scorso ottobre sono stati movimentati 432.932 (+9,2%), con una sensibile crescita degli imbarchi di container pieni (+15,3%). Si tratta del secondo miglior risultato mensile mai ottenuto dal porto californiano dopo quello registrato nello scorso agosto (437.741 teu).
Con oltre 4 milioni di tonnellate le rinfuse solide hanno mostrato un incremento del 15,7%; meno accentuato invece (+5,6%, 27,3 milioni di tonnellate) quello delle rinfuse liquide.
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Traffic statistics
(Source: Long Beach Harbor Department)
| Container Traffic (TEUs*) |
| loaded |
total
loaded | total
empties
| total
containers |
| Inbound | Outbound
| | | |
| Oct-00 | 235,511
| 88,541 | 324,052
| 108,880 | 432,932
|
| Oct-99 | 204,242 | 84,349 | 288,591 | 107,829 | 396,420 |
| % Change | 15.3%
| 5.0% | 12.3% |
1.0% | 9.2% |
| | |
| | |
| Jan-00 | 178,672 | 80,091 | 258,763 | 80,380 | 339,143 |
| Feb-00 | 177,362 | 81,893 | 259,255 | 75,961 | 335,216 |
| Mar-00 | 178,489 | 97,871 | 276,360 | 74,404 | 350,764 |
| Apr-00 | 200,724 | 91,014 | 291,738 | 74,727 | 366,465 |
| May-00 | 218,016 | 97,770 | 315,786 | 90,986 | 406,772 |
| Jun-00 | 203,004 | 83,305 | 286,309 | 88,586 | 374,895 |
| Jul-00 | 224,865 | 86,874 | 311,739 | 98,240 | 409,979 |
| Aug-00 | 236,969 | 86,012 | 322,981 | 111,760 | 434,741 |
| Sep-00 | 208,880 | 80,875 | 289,755 | 97,838 | 387,593 |
| Oct-00 | 235,511 | 88,541 | 324,052 | 108,880 | 432,932 |
| | |
| | |
| Jan'00-Oct '00 | 2,062,492
| 874,246 | 2,936,738
| 901,762 | 3,838,500
|
| Jan '99 - Oct '99 | 1,922,034 | 811,323 | 2,733,357 | 912,581 | 3,645,938 |
| % Change | 7.3%
| 7.8% | 7.4% |
-1.2% | 5.3% |
Tonnage Summary - Monthly Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons
| Inbound Cargo | |
| |
| Oct-00 | Oct-99
| % Change |
| Foreign1 | 7,634,120 | 6,783,455 | 12.5% |
| Coastwise/Intercoastal | 1,558,764 | 1,122,029 | 38.9% |
| Total | 9,192,884 | 7,905,484 | 16.3% |
| | |
|
| Outbound Cargo | |
| |
| Foreign1 | 2,226,420 | 1,949,860 | 14.2% |
| Coastwise/Intercoastal | 247,467 | 401,379 | -38.3% |
| Bunkers | 170,845 | 177,515 | -3.8% |
| Total | 2,644,732 | 2,528,754 | 4.9% |
| | |
|
| Grand Total | 11,837,616
| 10,434,238 | 13.4%
|
| | |
|
| Containers (T.E.U.) |
| | |
| Loaded Inbound | 235,511 |
204,242 | 15.3% |
| Loaded Outbound | 88,541 |
84,349 | 5.0% |
| Empties | 108,880 | 107,839 | 1.0% |
| Total | 432,932 | 396,420 | 9.2% |
Footnotes: (1) Includes Private Berth Totals for Inbound and Outbound traffic Tonnage Summary - Year to Date Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons
| Inbound Cargo | |
| |
| 1/00-10/00 | 1/99-10/99
| % Change |
| Foreign | 66,854,211 | 60,933,903 | 9.7% |
| Coastwise/Intercoastal | 14,440,762 | 13,848,649 | 4.3% |
| Total | 81,294,973 | 74,782,552 | 8.7% |
| | |
|
| Outbound Cargo | |
| |
| Foreign | 21,220,279 | 19,383,945 | 9.5% |
| Coastwise/Intercoastal | 2,722,964 | 2,862,858 | -4.9% |
| Bunkers | 1,996,091 | 2,332,578 | -14.4% |
| Total | 25,939,334 | 24,579,381 | 5.5% |
| | |
|
| Grand Total | 107,234,307
| 99,361,933 | 7.9%
|
| | |
|
| Containers (T.E.U.) |
| | |
| Loaded Inbound | 2,062,492 |
1,922,034 | 7.3% |
| Loaded Outbound | 874,246 |
811,323 | 7.8% |
| Empties | 901,762 | 912,582 | -1.2% |
| Total | 3,838,500 | 3,645,939 | 5.3% |
Footnotes: (1) Includes Private Berth Totals for Inbound and Outbound traffic Tonnage Summary by Type - Monthly Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons
| General Cargo | |
| |
| Oct-00 | Oct-99
| % Change |
| Containerized | 8,099,858 |
7,143,868 | 13.4% |
| Cut-Break Bulk | 3,283 |
75,556 | -29.5% |
| Steel | 89,862 | 93,683 | -4.1% |
| Vehicles | 36,525 | 39,658 | -7.9% |
| Lumber | 17,354 | 20,867 | -16.8% |
| Miscellaneous | 29,446 |
25,880 | 13.8% |
| Total General Cargo | 8,326,328 | 7,399,512 | 12.5% |
| | |
|
| Petroleum/Liquid Bulk |
| | |
| Municipal | 2,776,968 | 2,426,829 | 14.4% |
| Bunkers | 170,845 | 177,515 | -3.8% |
| Private | 10,667 | 4,818 | 121.4% |
| Bunkers | 0 | 48,414 | -100% |
| Total Petro/Liquid Bulk | 2,958,480 | 2,657,576 | 11.3% |
| | |
|
| Dry Bulk | |
| |
| Municipal | 528,723 | 351,330 | 50.5% |
| Private | 24,085 | 25,820 | -6.7% |
| Total Dry Bulk | 484,399 |
445,730 | 46.6% |
| | |
|
| TOTAL TONNAGE | 11,837,616 | 10,434,238 | 13.4% |
Tonnage Summary by Type - Year to Date Comparison
In Metric Revenue Tons
| General Cargo | |
| |
| 1/00-10/00 | 1/99-10/99
| % Change |
| Containerized | 72,521,694 |
66,929,536 | 8.4% |
| Cut-Break Bulk | 528,527 |
602,745 | -14.9% |
| Steel | 970,986 | 815,827 | 19.0% |
| Vehicles | 352,982 | 306,389 | 15.2% |
| Lumber | 198,835 | 182,276 | 9.1% |
| Miscellaneous | 213,181 |
197,634 | 7.9% |
| Total General Cargo | 74,786,205 | 69,052,407 | 8.3% |
| | |
|
| Petroleum/Liquid Bulk |
| | |
| Municipal | 24,804,729 |
22,780,177 | 8.5% |
| Bunkers | 1,996,091 | 2,332,578 | -14.4% |
| Private | 122,622 | 140,886 | -13.0% |
| Bunkers | 361,528 | 502,995 | -28.1% |
| Total Petro/Liquid Bulk | 27,284,970 | 25,846,636 | 5.6% |
| | |
|
| Dry Bulk | |
| |
| Municipal | 4,906,167 | 4,221,223 | 16.2% |
| Private | 256,965 | 241,667 | 6.3% |
| Total Dry Bulk | 4,125,925 |
3,640,010 | 15.7% |
| | |
|
| TOTAL TONNAGE | 107,234,307 | 99,361,933 | 7.9% |
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