Prosegue il trend negativo del traffico container nei porti di Long Beach e Los Angeles

Nello scorso ottobre il traffico container nei porti di Long Beach e Los Angeles è calato rispettivamente del 30,7% e del 6,7%, attestandosi a 201.318 teu e 470.971 teu. La diminuzione del traffico a Long Beach è stata consistente sia per le importazioni (-31,2%) che per le esportazioni (-50,6%) di container pieni; la movimentazione di container vuoti è scesa del 15,3%.
Altrettanto è accaduto a Los Angeles, dove le importazioni e le esportazioni di container pieni sono diminuite rispettivamente del 4,8% e del 22,7%; in lieve calo anche la movimentazione di container vuoti (-0,4%). Port of Long Beach
Container Trade in TEUs*
Based on Preliminary Figures
(Source: Port of Long Beach)

	LOADED		TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL
	Inbound	Outbound	LOADED	EMPTIES	CONTAINERS
Oct-02	163,776	40,608	204,384	96,934	301,318
Oct-01	238,185	82,255	320,440	114,428	434,868
% change	-31.2%	-50.6%	-36.2%	-15.3%	-30.7%
Jan-02	180,528	70,944	251,472	93,173	344,645
Feb-02	202,276	83,334	285,610	77,373	362,983
Mar-02	171,874	87,845	259,719	83,887	343,606
Apr-02	227,953	87,961	315,914	94,286	410,200
May-02	231,382	84,062	315,444	112,589	428,033
Jun-02	236,112	75,814	311,926	107,051	418,977
Jul-02	249,618	70,499	320,117	131,800	451,917
Aug-02	234,592	71,086	305,678	121,558	427,236
Sep-02	188,674	53,840	242,514	97,825	340,339
Oct-02	163,776	40,608	204,384	96,934	301,318
Jan '02-Oct '02	2,086,785	725,993	2,812,778	1,016,476	3,829,254
Jan '01-Oct '01	2,035,242	793,306	2,828,548	902,791	3,731,339
% change	2.5%	-8.5%	-0.6%	12.6%	2.6%

*TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container

Port of Los Angeles
Monthly container count
in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)
(Source: Port of Los Angeles)

October	2002	2001	Change	Percent Change
Loaded Inbound	252,909.65	265,721.70	(12,812.05)	-4.82%
Loaded Outbound	70,208.40	90827.65	(20,619.25)	-22.70%
Total Loaded	323,118.05	356,549.35	(33,431.30)	-9.38%
Total Empty	147,852.55	148,470.75	(618.20)	-0.42%

Total	470,970.60	505,020.10	(34,049.50)	-6.74%

Fiscal Year (to date)	2,161,397.00	1,918,589.00	242,808.00	12.66%
Calendar Year (to date)	4,993,181.80	4,300,326.00	692,855.80	16.11%

Notes:

1. Inbound = import. Outbound = export.

2. TEUs = twenty-foot equivalent units, a standardized maritime industry measurement used when counting cargo containers of varying lengths.

3. Fiscal year begins July 1.

2002 Statistics:
Month	In Loaded	In Empty	In Total	% Empty	OB Loaded	OB Empty	OB Total	% Empty	Total TEUS	Prior Year % Change
January	210,394.25	10,415.00	220,809.25	4.72%	83,122.55	104,304.65	187,427.20	55.65%	408,236.45	2.83%
February	234,405.15	9,761.60	244,166.75	4.00%	92,400.75	98,440.20	190,840.95	51.58%	435,007.70	31.65%
March	218,697.50	11,256.20	229,953.70	4.89%	92,662.25	113,949.75	206,612.00	55.15%	436,565.70	8.70%
April	258,026.40	9,346.35	276,372.75	3.50%	91,114.35	125,812.15	216,926.50	58.00%	484,299.25	16.02%
May	274,449.30	9,935.20	284,384.50	3.49%	96,684.70	150,145.00	246,829.70	60.83%	531,214.20	32.80%
June	291,966.30	9,480.65	301,446.95	3.15%	95,285.10	139,729.45	235,014.55	59.46%	536,461.50	23.25%
July	260,811.15	11,120.95	271,932.10	4.09%	83,739.65	140,018.70	223,758.35	62.58%	495,690.45	9.70%
August	327,471.85	12,217.40	339,689.25	3.60%	91,421.45	174,383.10	265,804.55	65.61%	605,493.80	26.92%
September	320,577.65	10,388.80	330,966.45	3.14%	89,503.25	168,772.45	258,275.70	65.35%	589,242.15	21.58%
October	252,909.65	12,307.70	265,217.35	4.64%	70,208.40	135,544.85	205,753.25	65.88%	470,970.60	-6.74%

Total CY 2002	2,649,709.20	106,229.85	2,755,939.05	3.85%	886,142.45	1,351,100.30	2,237,242.75	60.39%	4,993,181.80	16.11%
FY 2003 July '02- June '03	1,161,770.30	46,034.85	1,207,805.15	3.81%	334,872.75	618,719.10	953,591.85	64.88%	2,161,397.00	12.66%