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In March the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is dropped of 2.5%
The decrease is determined by the full bending of disembarks of container
April 14, 2011
After 14 consecutive months of increase in March the trend of the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is returned of sign negative. Last month the Californian port of call has enlivened 412,235 teu, with a bending of 2.5% regarding 422.774 teu in March 2010. The contraction is determined by the full decrease of disembarks of container, that they have been pairs to 191.211 teu (- 7.5%). In increase, instead, it is embarks it of container full that handling of container empty, attesting respective to 131.761 teu (+1.0%) and 89,263 teu (+4.2%).
In the first trimester of the 2011 port of Long Beach it has enlivened altogether 1.345.531 teu, with an increment of 6.4% regarding the correspondent period last year. It disembarks and it embarks it of container full have been pairs respective to 667.316 teu (+5.5%) and 381,236 teu (+3.9%) and empty handling of container has totaled 296,979 teu (+11.9%).
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