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Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is increased of 1.4%, while to Los Angeles it is diminished of 2.3%
In the first eight months of 2012 Long Beach has recorded a decrease of 4.6% and Los Angeles an increment of 5.1%
September 17, 2012
Last month the traffic of the container in the port of Long Beach is increased of 1.4% attesting itself to 543 thousand teu regarding 535 thousand teu in August 2011, while in the other main Californian port of Los Angeles the traffic is diminished of 2.3% attesting itself to 707 thousand teu regarding 723 thousand teu in August last year.
To full Long Beach it disembarks to it and it embarks to it of container last month are piled respective to 275 thousand teu (+2.9%) and 128 thousand teu (+5.7%) and empty handling of container has been pairs to 140 thousand teu (- 4.9%), while to full Los Angeles it disembarks and it embarks of container have totaled respective 361 thousand teu (- 4.1%) and 165 thousand teu (- 10.5%) and the container empty +11.3% have been 181 thousand teu ().
In the first eight months of the 2012 port of Long Beach it has enlivened altogether 3,9 million teu, with a decrease of 4.6% regarding 4,1 million teu in the period January-August last year, while the port of Los Angeles has enlivened 5,4 million teu, with an increment of 5.1% regarding 5,2 million teu in the first eight months last year.
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